Posted on 06/16/2023 7:54:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The leading sports authority in Australia has proposed that transgender athletes be allowed to participate in high-level women’s sports events, but only after undergoing hormone suppression.
In its recent document addressing “gender diversity inclusion,” the Australian Sports Commission backed the idea of testosterone caps for transwomen participating in elite sports, a recommendation that will likely cause fury across the sporting world.
The voluntary guidelines, intended for national sports organizations, suggest that transgender athletes keep their testosterone plasma levels below 2.5 nanomoles per litre for a span of two years prior to competing. However, this requirement could be subject to changes depending on the specific needs of a given sport.
“Sports that are not explosive, power-based, or aerobic may consider that the appropriate range for their sport exceeds AIS recommended guidelines,” said the framework. Any athlete undergoing testosterone suppression must also be kept under medical guidance and consult with an endocrinology specialist.
Equality Australia celebrated the recommendation, although said the AIS must “justify” its reasoning for imposing adjusted testosterone levels.
“While it is for the AIS to justify their testosterone requirements, it is reasonable to expect some criteria for participation at an elite level,” Equality Australia CEO Anna Brown said. “This is why we support the guidelines for recommending a case-by-case approach rather than a blanket ban.”
Meanwhile, transgender handballer Hannah Mouncey described the decision as “awesome,” saying it made it “pretty f***ing clear that if you want to ban someone, you’ve got to make it pretty clear as to why.”
“I don’t think they could’ve done it any better. They’re awesome,” said Mouncey. “They’ve actually done it without listening to the hysteria that’s out there.”
However, the Queer Sporting Alliance were less impressed, arguing that it would allow the continued exclusion of transgender women in female sport.
“The absolute silence on the AIS guidelines endorsing the setting of arbitrarily low testosterone levels for transgender athletes is hard to face today,” the organization said in a statement.
They continued:
These guidelines will be used to justify exclusion of transgender women who may have lower testosterone levels compared to their cis gendered teammates.
Guidelines should exist to support peak bodies take a well-informed approach to how to support inclusion. These guidelines have fallen well short … The bar is set so low for our community that many respected LGBTIQ+ orgs will tell you today is a moment for celebration. It isn’t.
The question of biological men competing in female sports has perhaps become the most polarizing topic in modern sport. Several international sporting federations, spanning athletics, rugby union, and rugby league, have barred transgender women from competing in top-tier women’s events, citing reasons related to maintaining fair competition and ensuring athlete safety. Conversely, other sports have instituted testosterone caps akin to the new guidelines set forth by Australia.
However, the sufficiency of these testosterone limits in promoting fair play is disputed by many scientists, who argue that transgender women athletes who have experienced male puberty still possess significant physical advantages even after undergoing hormone suppression.
A Gallup poll released just this week found that a significant majority of Americans oppose transgender women competing in sports. Around 70 percent supported the idea transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in sports categories that match their biological sex.
There’s actually no such thing as a transgender. There are only mentally ill people pretending to be the opposite sex.
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Total idiots.
That’s mot a sheila!
No matter how many hormones he takes a biological male is still stronger and faster than a woman. Case in point: pre-transition Lia Thomas was ranked #462 in men’s swimming. Post-transition Thomas was ranked #1 in women’s swimming. If hormone therapy actually took away the difference between men and women that wouldn’t be the case.
“There’s actually no such thing as a transgender. There are only mentally ill people pretending to be the opposite sex.”
Actually, the mentally ill people are the women DEFENDING this crap. The cross-dressing men are simply taking advantage of the opportunities offered by these women, particularly with Title IX meaning big payouts.
It’s up to the women now. The only way to stop this madness is for them to boycott. Not one or two of the brave ones. all of them.
It’s not just about hormones. Men have different bone structures from women and no chemical can change that.
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Disgusting communist morons.
Hey, it’s not as if our own country is any better.... how about the other countries in the Anglosphere? Are they any better?
That means that Australia doesn’t have women’s sports anymore.
There is no point in it for women to participate at all.
Once again, political ideology trumps the science. Those promoting this trans nonsense have a different agenda when they circumvent the facts. That agenda is not good for the family unit.
I have no problem with what the Aussies are doing. First of all, it is not my country. And secondly, in this country there are no sports that women do not have the privilege of competing with men. And even though there are sports just for women that are the same as the men’s, the women are not forced to compete with the women and can still compete with the men. There are two sports that men are not allowed to compete with women and no program is available to them at the NCAA and National Federation level: softball and field hockey. Even at youth competitions like little league baseball the girls are allowed to compete with the boys but in the youth softball the boys cannot play.
Title IX was set up to create the funding so women’s sports could be on an equal scale with the men based upon availability. So which one is unequal now? Almost every sport the women compete in the men are not allowed. And there are sports that are joint now like equestrian, sailing, target shooting, and others that do not required body differences. But only the men are specifically shut out of sports. So, did it improve the situation or just create another one just like it but in reverse? Can’t go half way and call it justice. It was supposed to be equality and didn’t do that.
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9 June: Sky News Australia: Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley in contact with WTA and ITF about creating inclusive rules for transgender athletes
Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley has made contact with the WTA and the ITF about creating inclusive rules for transgender athletes, adding the regulations must also be made with diversity and equality in mind.
by Jack Mahony
“We’re trying to influence the decision now. We are an organisation that believes absolutely in inclusivity, in diversity, in equality – so any decision made will need to be aligned with our core values,” Mr Tiley told the Sydney Morning Herald.
“To be able to influence those decisions as best as we can internationally, so they are aligned with our values, is really important.”...
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/sport/tennis-australia-ceo-craig-tiley-in-contact-with-wta-and-itf-about-creating-inclusive-rules-for-transgender-athletes/news-story/571e05368527a8728f1829b8766b9661
some are saying this is about MAINTAINING what’s already in the tennis rules!
8 June: Sydney Morning Herald: ‘We’re trying to influence the decision’: Tennis Australia boss pushing to avoid transgender bans
Tennis Australia is pushing for the sport’s world governing bodies to ***MAINTAIN inclusive rules for transgender players, as elite sports...
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/we-re-trying-to-influence-the-decision-tennis-australia-boss-pushing-to-avoid-transgender-bans-20230530-p5dcdf.html
9 June: Tweet: 9News Melbourne: Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley is pushing for inclusive rules for transgender athletes to play in the sport
VIDEO: 1m8s
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What a joke. Did he ask the female players????
https://twitter.com/9NewsMelb/status/1666895937992785927
So far, they've been passive. Maybe one woman would complain. But they'll ignore her and she'll won't be able to compete again.
If there are more than two genders, then there needs to be more than two sports leagues.
Men, women, and other
And maybe “ prefer not to say”
Imagine the hugh fan base for transgenders competing against each other
‘”The leading sports authority in Australia has proposed that transgender athletes be allowed to participate in high-level women’s sports events, but only after undergoing hormone suppression.”
Stupid idea. The horse has already left the barn. The male body has already developed on its natural course. After the fact hormone suppression will not reverse much of that.
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