{"id":835737,"date":"2021-10-01T15:58:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T19:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=835737"},"modified":"2021-10-01T15:58:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T19:58:33","slug":"biologically-male-athletes-have-unfair-advantage-over-women-major-review-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biologically-male-athletes-have-unfair-advantage-over-women-major-review-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Biologically Male Athletes Have Unfair Advantage Over Women, Major Review Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiologically-male-athletes-have-unfair-advantage-over-women-major-review-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=835737&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><ul>\n<li><strong>Biologically male athletes participating in women\u2019s sports have unfair advantages over women, a report from the Sports Councils\u2019 Equality Group released Thursday found.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The report found that there are \u201cretained\u201d differences in an average woman\u2019s strength, stamina, and physique compared to the average transgender woman, \u201cwith or without testosterone suppression.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The report concluded that \u201cthe inclusion of transgender people into female sport cannot be balanced regarding transgender inclusion, fairness and safety in gender-affected sport where there is meaningful competition.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Biologically male athletes have unfair advantages over women, a report from the Sports Councils\u2019 Equality Group released Thursday found.<\/p>\n<p>The Sports Councils\u2019 Equality Group (SCEG) <a href=\"https:\/\/equalityinsport.org\/docs\/300921\/Guidance%20for%20Transgender%20Inclusion%20in%20Domestic%20Sport%202021.pdf\">found<\/a> that there are \u201cretained\u201d differences in an average woman\u2019s strength, stamina and physique compared to the average transgender woman \u201cwith or without testosterone suppression.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/31\/family-policy-alliance-trans-surgeries-minors-womens-sports\/\">(RELATED: \u2018We\u2019re On A Mission\u2019: Advocacy Groups Campaign Against Trans Surgeries For Minors)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The SCEG\u2019s report concluded that \u201cthe inclusion of transgender people into female sport cannot be balanced regarding transgender inclusion, fairness and safety in gender-affected sport where there is meaningful competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an FAQ document, the researchers <a href=\"https:\/\/equalityinsport.org\/docs\/300921\/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.pdf\">additionally noted<\/a> that testosterone reduction or suppression \u201cdoes not negate all the physiological advantages of having developed testosterone driven strength, stamina and physique.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/14\/walt-heyer-lgbtq-transgender\/\">(RELATED: Liberal Activists Rebrand Sex Changes As \u2018Gender-Affirming Medical Care\u2019 To Bully State Officials Into Allowing The Mutilation Of Children)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7294068\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"38\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7294068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA \u2013 APRIL 09: Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand drops the bar in the Women\u2019s +90kg Final during the Weightlifting on day five of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on April 9, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The SCEG \u201caims to promote and develop equality in sport across all the equality strands,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/equalityinsport.org\/about-sports-council-equality-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the group\u2019s website. The group includes UK Sport, Sport Wales, Sport England, Sport Northern Ireland and Sport Scotland<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome \u2018judged sports\u2019 are more dependent on skill rather than strength, such as rhythmic gymnastics,\u201d the report said. \u201cHowever, some have significant physical factors of strength, stamina, and physique due to the nature of the activity, such as artistic swimming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose sports which use lower nets, shorter boundaries, or lighter implements in female competition implicitly recognise themselves as \u2018gender-affected\u2019, and this acknowledges direct competition between the sexes is considered unfair (and perhaps unsafe),\u201d the review continued. \u201cMany sports have an age after which mixed competition is prohibited, and it is evident from such rules that mixed competition after this age is considered unfair and\/or unsafe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>American Principles Project Presidet Terry Schilling told the Daily Caller News Foundation Friday that the study once again demonstrates what \u201cwe all know to be self-evident truths \u2014 that men and women are equal but very different and that men have natural physical advantages over women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Big Pharma and the LGBT movement are bringing in big bucks from gender-confused people, they have finally met their match in terms of political power: Women. Specifically, women athletes,\u201d Schilling said. \u201cWomen spent the better part of the last century fighting for equal rights and equal opportunities and they aren\u2019t going to roll over and let these powerful and well-funded movements take away their rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mermaids, an organization dedicated to supporting and empowering transgender youth, <a href=\"https:\/\/mermaidsuk.org.uk\/news\/mermaids-reaction-to-the-sports-council-equality-group-review\/\">said in a statement<\/a> that the study \u201cignores the lived experiences of trans people\u201d and \u201cmisinterprets the Equality Act and academic literature.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/30\/cindy-hyde-smith-cynthia-monteleone-independent-womens-forum-joni-ernst-marsha-blackburn\/\">(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Athletes Fighting Biological Males In Women\u2019s Sports Take Their Stories To Washington)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"column\" readability=\"17\">\n<p>\u201cThis report will have ramifications for trans people in the sporting community, and only seeks to cause unnecessary hostility, exclusion and confusion for those wishing to participate in sport,\u201d the UK based organization said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to remember that the SCEG report only exists as guidance: it is not mandatory,\u201d Mermaids added. \u201cSports groups and organisations are entitled and encouraged to write and implement their own policies on including trans and non-binary people in sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biologically male athletes participating in women\u2019s sports have unfair advantages over women, a report from the Sports Councils\u2019 Equality Group released Thursday found. 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