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So...the only surprising part of this is that the study is coming from the U.N. instead of, say, the Heritage Foundation.
https://kfoxtv.com/news/nation-worl...ports-lgbt-gender-identity-title-ix-athletics
UN study reveals transgender athletes have won nearly 900 medals in women's competitions
by JACKSON WALKER | The National News DeskWed, October 23rd 2024 at 10:25 AM
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WASHINGTON (TNND) — The U.N. says transgender athletes competing in women's athletic events have won nearly 900 medals over their competitors, according to the results of a study obtained by The National News Desk (TNND).
The 20-page document examined “violence against women and girls in sports” and claims more than 600 biologically female athletes have lost at least 890 medals to transgender competitors. These defeats occurred in over 400 competitions in 29 sports, though authors did not specify specific events, levels of competition or time periods.
Authors of the U.N. study said the creation of “mixed sex” competitions has disadvantaged biologically female athletes who take on transgender opponents.
“Male athletes have specific attributes considered advantageous in certain sports, such as strength and testosterone levels which are higher than the average range for females even before puberty, thereby resulting in the loss of fair opportunity,” the study reads. “To avoid the loss of a fair opportunity, males must not compete in the female categories of sport.”
Biologically female athletes, the study reads, are often tested by their sport’s governing bodies to ensure they are not using performance-enhancing drugs, such as testosterone. Biologically male athletes, however, are only subject to “arbitrary and asymmetrical” testosterone requirements, which the study says creates an imbalanced playing field compared to biologically female competitors.
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“Some sports federations mandate testosterone suppression for athletes in order to qualify for female categories in elite sports,” it reads. “However, pharmaceutical testosterone suppression for genetically male athletes — irrespective of how they identify — will not eliminate the set of comparative performance advantages they have already acquired.”
READ MORE |GOP lawmakers furious after Olympic boxer who failed gender test dominates female opponent
The findings were among a number of examples of threats the study authors say biologically female athletes are facing, including violence and exclusion from their sports. In the study’s conclusions, authors noted a need for competitions that are “exclusively accessible to persons whose biological sex is female.”
“In cases where the sex of an athlete is unknown or uncertain, a dignified, swift, non-invasive, and accurate sex screening method (such as a cheek swap) should be applied as well as where necessary for exceptional reasons, genetic testing to confirm the athlete’s sex,” the study reads. “In non-professional sports spaces the original birth certificates for verification may be appropriate. In some exceptional circumstances, such tests may need to be followed up by more complex tests."
"Refrain from subjecting anyone to invasive sex screening or forcing a person to lower testosterone levels to compete in any category," the authors concluded.
https://kfoxtv.com/news/nation-worl...ports-lgbt-gender-identity-title-ix-athletics
UN study reveals transgender athletes have won nearly 900 medals in women's competitions
by JACKSON WALKER | The National News DeskWed, October 23rd 2024 at 10:25 AM
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WASHINGTON (TNND) — The U.N. says transgender athletes competing in women's athletic events have won nearly 900 medals over their competitors, according to the results of a study obtained by The National News Desk (TNND).
The 20-page document examined “violence against women and girls in sports” and claims more than 600 biologically female athletes have lost at least 890 medals to transgender competitors. These defeats occurred in over 400 competitions in 29 sports, though authors did not specify specific events, levels of competition or time periods.
Authors of the U.N. study said the creation of “mixed sex” competitions has disadvantaged biologically female athletes who take on transgender opponents.
“Male athletes have specific attributes considered advantageous in certain sports, such as strength and testosterone levels which are higher than the average range for females even before puberty, thereby resulting in the loss of fair opportunity,” the study reads. “To avoid the loss of a fair opportunity, males must not compete in the female categories of sport.”
Biologically female athletes, the study reads, are often tested by their sport’s governing bodies to ensure they are not using performance-enhancing drugs, such as testosterone. Biologically male athletes, however, are only subject to “arbitrary and asymmetrical” testosterone requirements, which the study says creates an imbalanced playing field compared to biologically female competitors.
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“Some sports federations mandate testosterone suppression for athletes in order to qualify for female categories in elite sports,” it reads. “However, pharmaceutical testosterone suppression for genetically male athletes — irrespective of how they identify — will not eliminate the set of comparative performance advantages they have already acquired.”
READ MORE |GOP lawmakers furious after Olympic boxer who failed gender test dominates female opponent
The findings were among a number of examples of threats the study authors say biologically female athletes are facing, including violence and exclusion from their sports. In the study’s conclusions, authors noted a need for competitions that are “exclusively accessible to persons whose biological sex is female.”
“In cases where the sex of an athlete is unknown or uncertain, a dignified, swift, non-invasive, and accurate sex screening method (such as a cheek swap) should be applied as well as where necessary for exceptional reasons, genetic testing to confirm the athlete’s sex,” the study reads. “In non-professional sports spaces the original birth certificates for verification may be appropriate. In some exceptional circumstances, such tests may need to be followed up by more complex tests."
"Refrain from subjecting anyone to invasive sex screening or forcing a person to lower testosterone levels to compete in any category," the authors concluded.
