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Possibly, though the difference in strength and endurance between a male and female is much, much larger than between two different races. Male high school athletes outperform Olympic medal winning female athletes in almost every category. The difference is stark.
Yes, that is true until you are 2+ years on estrogen and testosterone blockers, then your advantages go away.
Your still have a bone, ligament and muscle structure that developed under testosterone, I don't think that just "goes away" once you remove the hormones that brought it on in the first place.
Thank the tiny gods, or I would be spherical with no muscles at this point. Muscle and the resilience of connecting tissue takes a very long time to atrophy.
And you can tell by the way they don't win competitions.
Exactly.
I mean, none of the trans people I've met are people I would describe as natural athletes. I'm sure they exist but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of overlap in the two categories which likely skews any sort of analysis of the subject.
The issue is that exceptional people win. And you can't allow people to compete, but then tell them it's not okay if they win.
I'm cool with anyone competing in men's competitions, but sports set aside for women at birth should keep that standard. The same logic applies to Oscar Pistorius, who shouldn't have been allowed to compete in the Olympics. If you win a competition with artificial legs, it's hard to argue that the artificial legs aren't an advantage.
Women's cycling races in Chicago area would tell a different story...along with women's swimming (Lia Thomas)...and other cases.
Genuinely curious on this, so don't take offense when I ask for a source. I'm gonna Google it, too, but it would be helpful for others if it's posted up.
Even if that were true, I don't think 100% of sporting organizations require 2+ years of hormone treatment before they allow trans athletes to compete.
If it were true, though, it would be a good way to solve the problem of competition.