Anabolic Steroids, Gender, and Fair Play It seems that we’re still struggling with the issue of how best to accommodate, include, and be fair to all athletes whether male, female, or transgender. The issue is especially fraught in the case of trans female athletes competing against natal women. While some see this debate as centering around gender identity and inclusion, others believe it’s strictly about
Great article. And I'm glad I was able to find it with Google. Here's an article supporting female and open divisions that Google has banned (although you can find it with Bing and DuckDuckGo). I'm curious if you see anything bigoted or transphobic or scientifically inaccurate in the article linked below. And I'm curious how pervasive this type of censorship is by Google. So much for free speech although I'm glad your voice is find-able... https://normanjansen.substack.com/p/fairness-for-female-athletes
Thank you for this article! I understand the issue much better now and have passed this on to my kids. This is the kind of information that needs to be more readily available!
Thank you for this! I dream of being able to have such a reasoned debate in the ultimate frisbee world. It is a very liberal, progressive national group of people and so they aren’t open to conversations of fairness. I can’t bring it up as a parent for fear of backlash against my kids.
I'm curious to know if the women who are disadvantaged by this whole affair could simply take testosterone and equal the playing field. Or would a male who has "transitioned" after puberty still preform better?
Great article. And I'm glad I was able to find it with Google. Here's an article supporting female and open divisions that Google has banned (although you can find it with Bing and DuckDuckGo). I'm curious if you see anything bigoted or transphobic or scientifically inaccurate in the article linked below. And I'm curious how pervasive this type of censorship is by Google. So much for free speech although I'm glad your voice is find-able... https://normanjansen.substack.com/p/fairness-for-female-athletes
Another excellent, thoughtful article, which deserves to be widely read. Thank you.
Excellent Article.
Thank you for this article! I understand the issue much better now and have passed this on to my kids. This is the kind of information that needs to be more readily available!
Thank you for this! I dream of being able to have such a reasoned debate in the ultimate frisbee world. It is a very liberal, progressive national group of people and so they aren’t open to conversations of fairness. I can’t bring it up as a parent for fear of backlash against my kids.
I'm curious to know if the women who are disadvantaged by this whole affair could simply take testosterone and equal the playing field. Or would a male who has "transitioned" after puberty still preform better?
So glad that FINA has made the right call on this one.
Thank you--this is exactly the sort of factual response neccessary.