Science.

As an engineer, as a person who like to understand how things work I believe in science and understand that when you look in to how mother nature works you learn that things are not black and white. There is a lot of grey and that mother nature like to hide things. Methodical peer reviewed research help unravels nature.

Transgender, Men, Women, In Sports. No Overwhelming Advantage With Timely Extended Hormone Use.
Science
By Hontas Farmer
January 27, 2022

Rights are not decided by science but by law and laws are made by man. However, in this scientific age it has been decided that people who are members of a minority by nature generally have the same rights as anyone else. This is known as biological essentialism. Most transgender activist do not accept this, for the sake of discussion let us accept it. Therefore, the question of transgender rights comes down to how science answers the following questions. Do transgender people have the choice of completely conforming to gender norms and just being manly men or feminine women? Does the available data show that transgender people exist due to genetic, hormonal, neurological and or any other physical and immutable cause? Does hormone therapy for enough time or given early enough in life level the playing field for sports, and what variables effect this? What are the broader human rights implications of the answers to the above?

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Muscular strength differences in young adult transitioners will vanish after two years on hormones. (Roberts et al., 2021) Transgender women do retain an advantage in speed after that period. (Roberts et al., 2021) At the level of youth elementary, middle and high school sports due to the differential effects of puberty, and early hormone use, someone changing at those ages will have no material advantage (Ahrendt et al., 2021).

In short while transgender girls and boys playing sports as boys and girls is the political issue the science is clear. Someone like Jazz who started treatment at or during puberty has no advantage.

The research is there, no matter what the conservatives say the evidence shows shool age trans athletes have no advantage over cisgender athletes.

The below is not an exhaustive list of all literature on the subject simply the most recent. An earnest effort has been undertaken to find any contradicting sources of the same scientific data driven, preferably peer reviewed or at least formally pre-print published character as the below.

Multiple independent studies have demonstrated a high probability that mutations to the Androgen Receptor (AR) and estrogen receptor genes ERβ (Fern´andez et al., 2018) (Theisen et al., 2019)

These genetic differences correspond to various differences in brain structure such that sexually dimorphic brain structures of transwomen match those of ciswomen, and those of transmen match those of cismen. (Boucher & Chinnah, 2020)

The differences are also manifested in the form of reduced fertility and general under masculinization even prior to any hormone treatment. (Amir et al., 2022)

The above finding is backed by MULTIPLE independent expert, peer reviewed, published meta-analysis, a study of all available studies. (D’Andrea et al., 2020) Crucially for the issue of fairness in sports there are relevant endocrinological differences. (The Endocrine Socieity, 2020)

A study done on post pubescent transgender adults by (Hilton & Lundberg, 2020) concluded a large advantage for transgender women in every sport, however, this article was corrected by the journal due to their undisclosed conflict of interest. (Hilton & Lundberg, 2021)

A further study, also cited by Hilton as being well done, found after 1-2 years on hormones little to no difference in strength but a 5% advantage in speed for transwomen. (Roberts et al., 2021)

Based on (Roberts et al., 2021) the British Journal of Sports Medicine concluded that given the data on competitors who are transitioning as young adults at the elite and collegiate levels there can be a difference that confers advantage, at the same time at the high school, youth and recreational levels when all the data is considered there is not necessarily an advantage. (Ahrendt et al., 2021)

A full formal annotated bibliography of these has been compiled by me including full abstracts with my comments clearly marked in red. Hontas Farmer . Genetic Causation of Transgender Neruobiological Identity, An Annotated Bibliography. . Authorea. January 24, 2022. DOI: 10.22541/au.164303998.80261664/v1

The Republicans just don’t care what the research shows because this is not really about us, it is about politics. 99.999% of the people have no idea of the research, they don’t understand anything about us, they don’t understand scientific principles and are easily persuaded by propaganda because it makes sense to them.

They are using that lack of understanding in their drive for votes. All this is about winning!

Just this week Trump drummed up more hate for us by saying he would ban us from all sports.

Trump promises to ban transgender women from sports if re-elected

The former president also specifically targeted Lia Thomas, a trans University of Pennsylvania swimmer.
NBC News
By Jo Yurcaba
January 31, 2022


Former President Donald Trump said he would ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports nationwide if he were re-elected president.

“We will ban men from participating in women’s sports,” Trump said during a rally in Conroe, Texas, on Saturday. “So ridiculous.”

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Trump’s language mirrored that of conservative officials in many states over the last few years. Last year, more than 30 states considered bills that would ban transgender student-athletes from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity. Ten states have enacted such measures. So far this year, 17 states are considering similar bills.

He is demonizing us for votes!

The first thing that Trump did in office was ban us from the military, then his administration stripped us from Title VII employment sex discrimination and from Title IX in schools. His administration totally ignored the ruling by his Supreme Court in ruling that we are protected under the non-discrimination laws.

He doesn’t care how many children die because of the hostility he is creating against us. Murder of trans people hit an all time high during his administration, hate crimes against minorities are increasing since his administration to levels never seen before. White supremacists marched in the streets. For the first time in our history a coup was attempted.

Ask yourself why is this happening?

Why are pundits on Fox News praising Putin and Xi?

Why is the world turning toward authoritarianism and fascism?