Fair Play For Women brings us a new
Swedish study showing that even after one year of hormone therapy,
[There was] no change in a transwoman’s thigh muscle strength after 12 months of
hormone therapy. Still a full 50% higher than female thigh strength.
Even still higher than the thigh strength of a transman after 12 months
on high T.
The number of trans women was still small (n=11), but the study was performed with much more rigor than prior studies in this area. The
Fair Play piece concludes:
The
IOC must immediately suspend its eligibility guidelines saying that
male-born trans athletes can play in female teams if they reduce their T
to 10 nmol/L for 12 months. There is no credible science to support
this position.
They must also stop tinkering around the edges having meaningless
debates on whether to lower the rules on T from 10nmol/L to 5 nmol/L. It
doesn’t matter how low you set the T levels. Male muscle strength stays
the same even at <1nmol/L FACT.
Sports bodies where thigh muscle strength gives a clear advantage in
competition must suspend their trans eligibility rules immediately. Like
Cycling, Rugby, Weight lifting, Athletics etc. No more women must lose
their place on the podium to males.
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