Thread by @KirstiMiller30

The ‘transex’d’ body is not the problem. It is projected as being ‘the problem as it physically represents visually challenging then parallels of the body types; and threatens the social ideals created to which society and sport is developed upon. That is what is happening.

What we need to change is not women’s or athletes bodies; but creating how we do sport. With a focus on individuality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility to sport.

Testosterone determines speed and strength and transgender athletes will always have an advantage, Untrue, testosterone plays 200 key health roles in the human physiology separate of the sex of the body every single day. It is not based on volume testosterone.

It is based on the combination of genes, receptors and chromosomes. There are 40,000 genes in the human physiology,100 different receptor types. When combined, creates infinite possibilities separate of the sex of the body.

Sports have never done the research; & they do not even have the right starting point. The only way this could work based on volume T is if every athlete in the world was bio tested pre puberty and tested throughout their entire sporting career globally. So it is impossible.

XX females androgen receptors designed by nature for the purpose of conception, are highly sensitive to testosterone requiring 6-10 times less to attain the same level of health of someone born XY chromosome.

An XY male becomes unwell at 9-12nimol/L androgens known as Hypogonadism. Requiring Androgen support to bring up levels to meet the needs of healthy body function.

After surgical transition the XY female body loses the ability to generate any hormone and reduced to a level 0.4nmol /L. The transitioned females are made very unwell. Eventually making sport impossible.

The XY transitioned female generates no hormones within an acute few years, then body goes into complete menopausal state; due to complete androgen deprivation creating 24 major contraindications the body no longer is able to support itself as protein cell synthesis ceases,

which is a key need and function of the human physiology which all high performance athlete require need to maintain health body and in mind.

The transitioned female such as Hubbard, Fox & @CarolineLayt actually competed at a disadvantage and eventually they no longer were able to participate in high performance sport due to the bodies ability unable to support itself, putting the athlete at incredible risk.

Transgender athletes will always be bigger and therefore stronger, As explained this  is not a transgender issue – an umbrella term. Transition and body types vary massively this is an individual issue based on body type and ones sex.

The umbrella is false and stops people from learning and learning about their own body types.

Women like men, come in all sizes, shapes and heights. We fail to support women like we do men due too social ideals and placed barriers put on women’s’ bodies. Women cannot be athletes first, have to assure femininity and men have unlimited barriers.

Through social change, women are changing and need to be allowed to be ‘strong bodied’, as they improve in high performance sport they are being put at great risk if they cannot be strong bodies.

We are just on the cusp of women’s performance, & what is possible for women yet we are still talking about ‘equality and 50/50 medals & sports such as the @WorldAthletics forcing vulnerable women & girls to be either surgically or chemically castrated as a prerequisite to run.

No young person and or athlete should ever have to prove their identity or change their bodies for  anyone to play sport – to ride their bike, kick a ball or run around a track, the impact is to enormous.

The assumption is that the IOC in 2015 with their 10nmol rule & the @WorldAthletics with their T rules did research to support their policies to regulate sport. It is untrue. No work was ever done. Moreover this is and never a ‘transgender’ or intersex issue ever.

The IOC over the last 3 years did the work, they have acknowledged past policies did harm to XY women.

The IOC 2021 Gender framework allows sports to work towards creating a system of individuality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility and embracing the human ability no matter of one sex or body type.

The IPC movement has taught great lessons, and shown what inclusion looks like when embracing human difference and appreciating human individuality and ones ability.
@kurtfearnley

This is about how we do sport. We need to educate towards a system that protects individual athlete health & longterm well-being. The conversation has shifted now from an issue of performance to longterm protections of the athletes participation in sport
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