Dominic Perrottet, the premier of Australia’s most populous state, NSW, has defied attempts to shut down debate about the effect of transgender “inclusion” on female sport, saying it’s a “matter of fairness & physiology”. #AusPol #Sport #Safety 
Perrottet: “The right thing to do is take the concerns of women & girls seriously, not shut them down, and if that means looking at appropriate protections for women-only sport, let’s have the conversation.”
The “progressive” wing of Perrottet’s Liberal Party view the issue as a validation of trans identity & overlook the reality of male-bodied players in female sport. Identity is not the problem, which is why female-bodied trans players would face unfairness & injury in male sport.
But Chris Minns, leader of the centre-left state Labor Party & Perrottet’s rival, says it’s “a complicated issue but acknowledges physiological reality.
Minns: “The simple fact is when young male adolescents go through puberty they have a large amount of a natural chemical called testosterone.
“It’s a powerful natural anabolic steroid & there’s simply not enough preparation, training, dieting or natural skill for female athletes to overcome that competitive advantage.”
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