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1) @USAPowerlifting has a clear and fair policy on transgender participation in competition. Sex matters in sport. Not gender identity. This is a great of example of how this can be done. Thank you USAPL for standing up for fairness usapowerlifting.com/transgender-pa… 
2) Performance enhancing drugs like Testosterone are banned for ALL competitors. The lifelong advantage a male gets by growing, developing and training on Testosterone means they cannot compete against females.
3) The IOC guidelines allows each sport to set rules based on fairness. This is what @USAPowerlifting has done.
4) The IOC guidelines on transgender participation are very clear. The overriding sporting objective is FAIR COMPETITION.
5) Sport categories exist to enable meaningful and fair competition for all. Adults are excluded from junior competition. Heavyweights are excluded from lightweight competition. Males are excluded from female competition. Performance enhancing drugs are banned.
6) Male-born trans lifters retain male performance advantage over females. Going through a male puberty means they are bigger and stronger. Washing out Testosterone before competition DOES NOT reverse this advantage. medium.com/@Antonia_Lee/m…
7) Female athletes have a right to meaning competition & a chance to win. Women should not feel pressured to include transwomen at the expense of their own right to fairness. Governing bodies must take this burden off the backs of females so they can focus on sport not politics.
8) There are other powerlifting associations that do allow transwomen to compete as women and do allow use of Testosterone. Some have open competitions for all. Women are free to compete there if they want. But the choice of female-only must be protected.
9) Despite these clear, fair and evidence based rules the backlash against @USAPowerlifting has been immense. There will be protests this weekend at the Minnesota competition this weekend. A quarter of the female lifters have already pulled out under the pressure.
10) Transactivists are encouraging people to 'support trans lifters' by wearing T-shirts at the meet and attending events. There are petitions running condemning USA powerlifting's policy. Who is speaking up for the fairness for females???
11) Even Congresswoman Omar has waded in with no understanding of the issues accusing @USAPowerlifting of 'discrimination' and peddling the 'myth' that transwomen have an advantage over females. Who is speaking up for fairness for females??? dailycaller.com/2019/02/06/ilh…
12) Policy must be evidence-based. Policies must balance the rights of ALL and guarantee fair and meaningful competition. Make sure you know the issues. If you care about female sports make sure your voice is heard. fairplayforwomen.com/sports-campaig…
