Sport

What they’re saying

• Lobby group Pride in Sport – dedicated webpage on trans inclusion.
• Much of the page is dedicated to suicide prevention services.
• Pride in Sport maintain a register of sports who have, and who haven’t got an trans inclusion policy.
• Sport Australia developed the Trans and Gender Diverse Guidelines on Inclusion. It is almost identical to Pride in Sport’s document.
• Sport Australia’s resources focus on uniforms and ‘fair’ bathroom access.

Science

See: my post about testosterone at the Olympics

Trans identified males must lower their testosterone levels to 10nm/L. A female athlete would be disqualified at 5nm/L

The average female level is 2nm/L.

A 2019 paper concludes that reduced testosterone isn’t sufficient to negate competitive advantage of a male body. The relevant section is read aloud by Holly Lawford-Smith.

Noel Plum has take some time and care to assemble several videos on the science and policy of Trans people in elite sport.