Limited research on transgender athletes suggests that transgender women receiving gender-maintaining care have “clear biological benefits” in elite sports, exacerbating it It may be. Lauren Chapman / IPB News
A House committee has passed a ban on colleges for transgender women who compete with Indiana University and university sports teams. Testimony regarding this measure focuses primarily on fairness.
House Bill 1041 prohibits Indiana’s public and private higher education institutions from allowing trans women to compete for sports. Rep. Michelle Davis (R-Whiteland) said her bill’s motives were simple.
“I’m interested in protecting women’s sports,” Davis said.
Testimony on the bill said it would not. London Montgomery said the measure would harm cisgender athletes.
“Iman Kelif faced mild-mannered, misogynistic and sexist harassment by people she thought was transgender,” she said. “Even after the International Olympic Committee repeatedly confirmed before and after her competition that she was not a trans.”
Nikki Cerbone is an Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame enrolled and a high school basketball coach. She spoke in support of the bill.
“The biological differences between men and women give men an unfair advantage when it comes to competition,” says Cerbone.
However, there is no evidence to suggest that trans women have advantages over their cisgender counterparts. Limited research on transgender athletes suggests that transgender women receiving gender-maintaining care have “clear biological benefits” in elite sports, which could be aggravated. It has sex.
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The NCAA’s previous transgender athlete policy required transgender women to receive gender-affirming care to compete in women’s sports. The association’s president said there are fewer than 10 trans athletes competing among the more than half a million people the association represents.
The university’s ban on transgender sports involves almost half of US states, including Indiana, banned transgender girls from participating in girls’ school sports.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to ban transgender women from participating in school sports. The NCAA responded by updating its policy to comply with the ban.
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