ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoLauren Boebert rages over USA Boxing’s trans policy even though she clearly doesn’t understand itwww.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1285arrow-down131
arrow-up1254arrow-down1external-linkLauren Boebert rages over USA Boxing’s trans policy even though she clearly doesn’t understand itwww.lgbtqnation.comZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squarechaogomu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up57arrow-down6·11 months agoThe medical science on it says that two years of hormone therapy are enough to lose any sort of competitive advantage in trans athletes. Four years is overkill, and is part of why this policy is considered one of the strictest in professional sports.
minus-squareColeSlothlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoIt doesn’t change that born males have a more stable trunk and longer reach and increased lung capacity. All three of those things are beneficial to a boxer.
The medical science on it says that two years of hormone therapy are enough to lose any sort of competitive advantage in trans athletes.
Four years is overkill, and is part of why this policy is considered one of the strictest in professional sports.
It doesn’t change that born males have a more stable trunk and longer reach and increased lung capacity. All three of those things are beneficial to a boxer.