It’s madness that it took a study for people to understand this. A U.K. equality group looked into the difference between men and women when it comes to sports. The purpose was to see if it was fair for confused men to play on female teams. This should have been a no-brainer. They found men have a clear advantage over women even if they take testosterone suppressants.
“The Sports Councils’ Equality Group found that there are “retained” differences in an average woman’s strength, stamina, and physique, compared with the average transgender woman “with or without testosterone suppression.”
“As a result of what the review found, the Guidance concludes that the inclusion of transgender people into
female sport cannot be balanced regarding transgender inclusion, fairness, and safety in gender-affected sport
where there is meaningful competition. This is due to retained differences in strength, stamina, and physique
between the average woman compared with the average transgender woman or non-binary person assigned
male at birth, with or without testosterone suppression.”
“Based upon current evidence, testosterone suppression is unlikely to guarantee fairness between
transgender women and natal females in gender-affected sports:
a) Transgender women are on average likely to retain physical advantage in terms of physique, stamina,
and strength. Such physical differences will also impact safety parameters in sports which are combat,
collision, or contact in nature.
b) Recent international policy on testosterone limits are set at a level below 5nmol/L in sports which choose
to provide entry into female sports for transgender women. This is more appropriate than the 10nmol/L
which is stipulated by the International Olympic Committee and which remains within the normal range
for males. The current preliminary 12-month period is unlikely to result in the achievable minimization of
physical capacity”
They could have saved a whole bunch of time and just asked anyone with a lick of common sense. But I doubt Liberals here in the United States will accept this. Our Liberals hate anything that resembles common sense and love to marginalize women.