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
Thanks! The article seems perfectly reasonable to me… Regarding the Google search algorithms, I have no idea. However, it's clear that they are skewed in particular directions! Thanks so much for your comment.
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?
Well, simply taking testosterone — apart from all the bad side effects — can enhance a woman's athletic abilities but there's no way to match the overall physiological advantages had by a male body (e.g., heart size, bone construction, etc.). The steroid scandals of the 1970s and 1980s Olympics can give you a window into the effects of testosterone on women athletes.
On a personal note, having been a competitive weightlifter for many years, I knew a lot of women weightlifters who took testosterone to enhance their athletic abilities. However, none ever wanted to compete in the men's division. They simply would've been outmatched by the men.
How can I share this to my Facebook or X pages?
You should be able to do it by copying the link on the top of the page. It’s the same link that I shared. Tell me if that works
Thank you!
Thank you for this great article. Well done!
Thank you!
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
Thanks! The article seems perfectly reasonable to me… Regarding the Google search algorithms, I have no idea. However, it's clear that they are skewed in particular directions! Thanks so much for your comment.
Another excellent, thoughtful article, which deserves to be widely read. Thank you.
Thanks!
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!
Thanks… I really appreciate it!
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 understand completely.
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?
Well, simply taking testosterone — apart from all the bad side effects — can enhance a woman's athletic abilities but there's no way to match the overall physiological advantages had by a male body (e.g., heart size, bone construction, etc.). The steroid scandals of the 1970s and 1980s Olympics can give you a window into the effects of testosterone on women athletes.
On a personal note, having been a competitive weightlifter for many years, I knew a lot of women weightlifters who took testosterone to enhance their athletic abilities. However, none ever wanted to compete in the men's division. They simply would've been outmatched by the men.
Thanks for the comment!
So glad that FINA has made the right call on this one.
I agree. I just read that article the day after mine was published. Maybe we are at a turning point.
Frederick
Thank you--this is exactly the sort of factual response neccessary.
And, thank you for your reply!
Frederick