• Pup Biru@aussie.zone
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    3 hours ago

    not for kids until they’ve hit puberty… there’s no significant muscle mass or endurance difference between males and females until after puberty hits

    so yes, in context of kids sports it’s absolutely unscientific

    there’s possibly a conversation to be had about teen sports BUT:

    • at the very least if a kid is on puberty blockers, there’s no reason to stop them from competing in whatever sport they like because puberty is what brings on the muscle mass that people are complaining about
    • until someone has an actual documented case of this being a problem, it’s an imagined problem… so far i think the stats were that there were something like 10 trans athletes competing in notable competitions across the entire US, and nobody involved has actually complained… in fact, there was a big blow up recently where a trans girl won some comp and a politician started using it to make a lot of noise about. the 2nd place girl came out in support of her and said how she was just better, and how it sickened her that the sport they both loved and the kids involved were being used in some political posturing. this is not a problem worthy of political attention