Obviously this won’t work for all sports, but things like football, track, soccer, it would allow for de-gendered team, even allowing athletes with the skills but not the genetically-endowed physical attributes to have a place to play.

Note: I know very little about sports and being on a sports team, so please point out anything that doesn’t make sense.

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    I think they should have classes limited by hormone level and just let people supplement to equality.

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      Having the same hormone levels now isn’t the same as “grew up with testosterone all their lives so all their physical connective tissues were built in a different way, but that’s okay because they’ve cut their testosterone levels recently.”

      There’s longstanding structural differences in the human body if you’ve had Testosterone all your life.

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        5 months ago

        Sure, but things like steroids and HGH obviously work so supplementing to a standard level should allow closer competition.

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            To the same level as male/trans athletes in the same class?

            “How much weight should a woman put on to compete in the welterweight class against a trans athlete?”

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              You’ve missed the point… There is NO amount of drugs that can equate the function of male puberty for a female. No matter how much steroids you give them. There is no “equal” hormone levels to get equality.