I need to update this piece, because since writing, my engagement with many here, plus research from Sweden, has led to some evolution in thinking. At this stage, it seems much more likely that evidence will show that performance advantages are retained even after lowering T (1/)
https://twitter.com/HadleyFreeman/status/1164849074002178048
However, even without that recent evidence, the biological principles for separation into men’s and women’s categories in sport are so strong that to overturn it requires exceptional evidence (2/)
I understand a desire for “compromise” (easy when not directly involved, I’ve realized), and get that we want “inclusivity”, but for the sake of “protected” women’s sport, especially at elite level, self-ID just cannot work. I get that this creates a sport vs society tension (3/)
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