From e85a59114c8a061fc4ec492af177c0c5e2ad6337 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nate B <43703496+NB419@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 13:48:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Create athletes.md --- trans/athletes.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) create mode 100644 trans/athletes.md diff --git a/trans/athletes.md b/trans/athletes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..094ff1c --- /dev/null +++ b/trans/athletes.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +## Athletes + +#### Trans athletes are at no significant advantage in athletics, especially since hormones reverse any strength discrepancies, yet face substantial discrimination in athletics. + + + +* [Jones et al. 17](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5357259/) + * Meta-analysis covering prior research on **trans individuals’ performance in sports** and preexisting **sports policies** concerning trans people + * “There is no direct or consistent research suggesting transgender female individuals (or male individuals) have an athletic advantage at any stage of their transition + * (includes cross-sex hormones, gender-confirming surgery) + * competitive sport policies that place restrictions on transgender people need to be considered and potentially revised. + * Additional findings show most sports policies are** not evidence-based** and trans individuals experience **substantial discrimination** from sports institutions. +* [National Collegiate Athletic Association: Griffin et al. 10](https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/NCLR_TransStudentAthlete%2B(2).pdf) + * “Any athletic advantages a transgender girl or woman arguably may have as a result of her prior testosterone levels **dissipate after about one year** of estrogen therapy” + * “According to medical experts on this issue, the assumption that a transgender girl or woman competing on a women’s team would have a competitive advantage outside the range of performance and competitive advantage or disadvantage that already exists among female athletes is **not supported by evidence**.”