Obviously this won’t work for all sports, but things like football, track, soccer, it would allow for de-gendered team, even allowing athletes with the skills but not the genetically-endowed physical attributes to have a place to play.

Note: I know very little about sports and being on a sports team, so please point out anything that doesn’t make sense.

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    5 months ago

    Sure, but things like steroids and HGH obviously work so supplementing to a standard level should allow closer competition.

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      5 months ago

      Okay… so how much steroids should a cis woman have to take to match a trans women?

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        5 months ago

        To the same level as male/trans athletes in the same class?

        “How much weight should a woman put on to compete in the welterweight class against a trans athlete?”

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          You’ve missed the point… There is NO amount of drugs that can equate the function of male puberty for a female. No matter how much steroids you give them. There is no “equal” hormone levels to get equality.

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            5 months ago

            I get that, but it will probably get closer than classing people by weight.