To take it a step further, I think it's probably quite intuitive and obvious that if you're born a male, go through puberty as a male, you will have a different body composition than a female. Even with hormone suppressors. They are claiming there is no evidence that this is an advantage.

Well it is, absolutely, depending on the sport. I don't know that it could be proven that bone density, for instance, helps people perform better. But I know that some sports there is an advantage to being taller. And hormone suppressors aren't going to reduce that advantage. So that alone is definitive proof that being born a male and going through puberty as a male is advantageous in certain sports (as male's are taller on average, than females). I don't know how you could argue that isn't true.

[–] delawen@floss.social 13 points 2 years ago (6 children)

@blackhole @ada @melmi

This just reinforces the idea that we should improve the education and support for trans kids at all levels, specially school and early stages, and allow hormone suppressors before they do any irreversible damage on trans kids and teenagers.

If they are able to make an earlier decision, their lives will be closer to what they need.

[–] StickBugged@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

In what world is it a good idea to give hormone suppressors to literal children? It's not a decision any child is capable of making.

Edit: Alright, you guys do have a point in that it's reversible and safe. My bad.

[–] delawen@floss.social 6 points 2 years ago

@StickBugged @ada @melmi @blackhole

You know that's something that happens even to cis children sometimes, right?

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