My understanding is that there is absolutely no evidence that trans women have an advantage.
Going from 554th place pre-transition to 5th place post-transition doesn’t line up with that claim.
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Hegar@fedia.io 1 day ago
My understanding is that there is absolutely no evidence that trans women have an advantage. Once hormone therapy has been going for a while performance shows no statistical difference from women assigned female at birth.
Additionally the number of trans athletes is incredibly small.
I've heard that the greatest correlation with Olympic medal tally is the amount of state funding for sports and sport sciences. If we're going to asterisk any records, it should probably be for everyone from wealthy countries.
damnedfurry@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hegar@fedia.io 1 day ago
Your link is just to this post, but after searching I believe you're talking about Lia Thomas. That's a single example so not necessarily representative.
"FACT: Trans athletes do not have an unfair advantage in sports.”
"After one year of hormone therapy, trans women performed better in sports than cis women. After two years, their performance was largely equalized.”
"...finding that trans women athletes are at a relative disadvantage in many key physical areas relating to athletic ability... than their cisgender counterparts."
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 day ago
My understanding is that there is absolutely no evidence that trans women have an advantage.
Your understanding is very incorrect.
Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Lol back up your refutation with some facts, bozo
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 day ago
Womens sports: exists
That’s the facts right there. Trans women are males. Womens sports exist because females can’t compete physically with males.
Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Because I say so
Mate, you're cooked in the head. Your brain is the completely smooth, frictionless surface used in test questions in high school physics classes.
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
That’s a really salient point - there are a lot of other impediments to “fairness” which are much more relevant.
Hegar@fedia.io 1 day ago
Yep, the "fairness" argument is a transparent figleaf for intentional persecution.