The Seattle Times says there's 'no serious scientific evidence' trans athletes have an advantage over women
"There is no serious scientific evidence that trans girls or women are better athletes than cisgender girls or women.
Key points
- A few transgender girls have won at the high school level, but across the U.S., just a few trans women have competed at elite college or professional levels, and none have dominated their sport." Really?
- Ryan also pointed to a 2020 review published in Sports Medicine that found transgender women typically lose just 5% of their muscle mass after a year of testosterone suppression, meaning much of the strength and muscle advantage gained during male puberty can remain after hormone therapy.
- WASHINGTON STATE VOTERS APPEAR TO PASS FIRST-EVER BALLOT MEASURE SEPARATING BOYS AND GIRLS SPORTS Sunday morning, the Times ran a story examining why Washington voters decisively backed Initiative 638, a measure barring biological males from girls' K-12 sports, even as Democrats made gains elsewhere on the ballot.
Equally ludicrous was the Times' line that no trans women have dominated their sport at "elite college or professional levels." Penn swimmer Lia Thomas was ranked 65th in the country in the 500-yard freestyle in 2019.
But to suggest there's no serious scientific evidence?
Additional details
- Seattle Red radio host Jason Rantz also dug into the science in taking down the Times' claim.
- But even with hormone therapy, an array of studies have found that significant physical differences can persist between transgender women and biological females.
- Air Force personnel showing that transgender women were still 12% faster than their female counterparts in a 1.5-mile run after two years of hormone therapy.
- And it's consistent with the Seattle Times' coverage of this issue.
- Full disclosure: I used to work for The Seattle Times.
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