Thread by @DLoughrey83

Here is a peer reviewed scientific publication, which you must have missed @LadiesFootball when 'consulting' on your Transgender Policy.
Circulating Testosterone as the Hormonal Basis of Sex Differences in Athletic by Handelsman, Hirschberg, and Bermon
academic.oup.com/edrv/article/3…

"Competitions have separate male and female events due to men’s physical advantages in strength, speed, and endurance so that a protected female category with objective entry criteria is required."

"From male puberty onward, the sex difference in athletic performance emerges as testosterone concentrations rise as the testes produce 30 times more testosterone than before puberty, resulting in men having 15 to 20 fold greater testosterone than children or women at any age."

"Sports are segregated into male and female competitions. The main justification is to allow women a chance to win, as women have major disadvantages against men who are, on average, taller, stronger, and faster and have greater endurance due to their larger, stronger muscles...

...and bones as well as a higher circulating haemoglobin level. Hence, female competition forms a protected category with entry that must be restricted by an objective eligibility criterion related, by necessity, to the relevant sex-specific physical advantages."

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Well, where are they? @IrishSunSport @IrishTimes @irishexaminer @irish_news

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