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“Insultingly, he has now told feminists that they should listen to his interview with the trans politician Sarah McBride, something which suggests he has crossed from political commentator to online troll.”

“We do not know if this is because he really is this arrogant, or if he fears that he would be humiliated should he attempt to debate any of the many qualified women who have studied this issue and he feels safe in the knowledge that JK Rowling will turn him down.

JK Rowling attacks podcast hosts over For Women Scotland snub Author casts Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart as terrified Scooby-Doo and Shaggy for failing to invite FWS campaigners on The Rest Is Politics

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“We have always said that we would engage with Mr Campbell. However, he has made it clear that he thinks anyone other than Ms Rowling is below his touch.

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Don't be racist. People from the global south are human just like us. The same rules of categorising sex apply.

If anything, she is too nice.

I don't think you are correct in regards to being in the athletic range of female athletes.

Lebron could carry on playing in the male category at a lower level if his performance drops. He isn't entitled to play at the elite level sport.

I think I phrased that badly.

I meant prime Shaq would lose muscle mass and gain fat and then completely dominate the WNBA. (you could just use old Shaq on the Celtics as a comparator, as he put on some fat compared with prime Shaq).

I find your argument ludicrous.

Yep

Sure, I'm ignoring the facts. 🙄

Perhaps for current Shaq but a prime Shaq wouldn't have any of these issues.

They can compete in their sex category.

Women's sport isn't for non elite male athletes to become elite female athletes.

No one is entitled to be an elite athlete.

Prime Shaq on hormone treatment in the WNBA would absolutely dominate!

Shaq right now would too, what woman in the WNBA is going to be able to stop him near the basket?

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It is not a determinant of sex it is a determinant of male advantage.

Other scientists do not agree with Andrew Sinclair.

I do not watch Fox News. I am British.

The studies I cited do not support your statement.

Quite

The IOC moved to SRY gene screening because those physical advantages are fixed during puberty and can't be 'erased' by meds. It wasn't just politics; it was a realization that testosterone levels aren't the only metric for fairness.

Actually, the IOC's March 2026 pivot specifically cites a shift in scientific consensus. While hormones change blood (hemoglobin), studies like Hilton & Lundberg (2021) and Harper (2021) show that muscle mass and skeletal advantages don't drop to female levels—even after 3 years.

Does the IOC have an 8th grade level of understanding of biology?

I'm sure this article will elicit well thought out and argued responses

Not to repeat myself but....

"My studies go to another school"

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30% minus 12% is still a 18% advantage.

The studies do not look at analogies, they deal in evidence.

Research like Hilton & Lundberg (2021) shows that hormone therapy only reduces muscle mass by ~5-12%. Since the biological gap at the elite level is often 30-50%, a significant performance advantage remains even after years of transition.

Transgender Women in the Female Category of Sport: Perspectives on Testosterone Suppression and Performance Advantage - Sports Medicine Males enjoy physical performance advantages over females within competitive sport. The sex-based segregation into male and female sporting categories does not account for transgender persons who exper...

Hormone therapy does not completely diminish male advantage.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...