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https://www.reuters.com/sports/ioc-transgender-framework-goes-against-science-says-academic-paper-2024-03-22/

A group of 26 academics have challenged the International Olympic Committee's framework on the inclusion of transgender athletes in sport, saying it does not protect fairness for women nor align with scientific or medical evidence.

The paper, published this week in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, said decisions on eligibility for female competition must consider male development rather than testosterone levels.

"We urge the IOC to re-evaluate the recommendations of their framework to include a comprehensive understanding of the biological advantages of male development to ensure fairness and safety in female sports," the paper said.

"Sports face the uncomfortable reality that the inclusion of transgender women in female sports categories cannot be reconciled with fairness, and in some instances safety, for females in athletic sports."

The tide has well and truly turned on this shit now. Took the real scientists a while to push back against those gender studies clowns, but they have found their voice.

American Lia Thomas is challenging the exclusion of transgender swimmers from women's events by taking World Aquatics to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, alleging that the rules introduced in 2022 amount to discrimination.

The academics, who include sports scientists and biologists from around the world, also called for women to be recognised as key stakeholders in the decision-making process on inclusion in sport.

The IOC framework mentions only consultations with athletes directly impacted.

"The IOC must consider the rights and opinions of all stakeholders, explicitly including female athletes as primary stakeholders," the paper said.

"Female athletes should be able to speak freely, without fear of reprisal or punishment."