• LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    Ah, because testosterone levels hugely influence muscle mass and resultant strength and performance. The longest study on the matter actually ended up with trans women having on average LESS muscle strength than cis women.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8090355/

    I don’t actually give a single shit about sports btw.

    But this is a good example, this issue brings out the inherent bloodthirst many cis have towards trans people.

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      8 months ago

      I suspect that this study should be repeated on the athlete subpopulations, because I imagine many trans women are actively trying to not be muscular in order to aid transitioning, which is a different goal from those participating in athletics.

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      8 months ago

      …bloodthirst?? Because somebody disagreed with you? How about you calm down instead of being such an extremist. And no, your single study with like 8 people in each group is not more convincing than all of the other studies that you’re deliberately choosing to ignore.

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        8 months ago

        How about you listen to trans women rather than tell someone to “calm down” when addressing one of the main transphobic talking points? And doing so with a ton of evidence and personal experience? Asshole.

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          8 months ago

          Calm down. And no, there has not been a “ton” of evidence. So far I’ve seen a grand total of one actual study, and it’s a very small one.

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              8 months ago

              Are you admitting that you’re the same person on two accounts? That’s really pathetic you know. Can’t your ideas stand on their own?

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                8 months ago

                No I just have bad grammar lol why does everyone on this website think people are making second accounts, it’s happened so many times and I’ve only been here a couple days

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            8 months ago

            I am not the person who said bloodthirsty, but this whole thread is pretty intense. If you’re not trans maybe it’s hard to see, but people get disproportionately worked up about this topic when they otherwise don’t give a shit about women’s sports, and most female athletes aren’t worried about it. It’s cringe that people are so invested in kicking trans women out of sports.