Keep having this conversation: Them: "Evidence says that trans women have an advantage over cis women in sport. It's science!" Me: "What evidence?" T: "Uh..." *searches frantically for evidence* ... T: "We don't need evidence it's obvious"
That's not really an answer. To put it another way, is there evidence that these potential differences persist in trans athletes post transition to an extent that confers a competitive advantage?
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The point is that the skeletal differences - pelvis, size of rib cage etc - don’t change post transition. So it isn’t about persisting. The question is do they give potential performance benefit?
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That's certainly an open question. Especially considering the vast diversity in what we mean by "performance". In many sports, a larger skeleton may be less of an advantage or even a hindrance
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This paper offers some review. The conclusions seemed to differ from the discussion. https://eje.bioscientifica.com/downloadpdf/journals/eje/151/4/425.pdf …
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