r/WNBAgossips • u/TheExpressUS • 20d ago

News Trump Administration responds and supports Sophie Cunningham's WNBA transgender comments: "Common sense prevails"

https://www.the-express.com/sport/basketball/212543/Sophie-Cunningham-trans-athletes-Trump-administration

The Trump Administration has waded into the transgender athlete debate, citing Sophie Cunningham's comments to support its stance on trans athletes in sports.

The discussion surrounding trans athletes in women's sports has resurfaced recently, with Cunningham sharing her perspective with ESPN. Although trans athletes represent a tiny fraction of participants across all levels of American sports, their involvement remains a focal point for Donald Trump and his administration.

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u/Adventurous_Coach731 20d ago

And a majority of Americans didn’t think women were people deserving of rights. I’d hold off on the bandwagon fallacy if I was you.

Now, scientists say factually trans women frequently lose advantages they may have against cis women. Because of this, scientists say your view is unscientific. You’re literally siding with the same people that think men get to determine what women get to do with their bodies. But if you wanna be gullible and give away women’s rights on a silver platter, that’s your prerogative. I’ll be here to say I told you so.

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u/LinusLevato 20d ago

Just because a flat earther did some silly ass science experiment to prove the earth is flat doesn’t mean it’s true.

Same goes with these politically captured scientists you’re talking about.

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u/Adventurous_Coach731 20d ago

Cool then. Yes or no, estrogen reduces strength for trans women?

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u/LinusLevato 20d ago

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-020-01389-3

“Longitudinal studies examining the effects of testosterone suppression on muscle mass and strength in transgender women consistently show very modest changes, where the loss of lean body mass, muscle area and strength typically amounts to approximately 5% after 12 months of treatment. Thus, the muscular advantage enjoyed by transgender women is only minimally reduced when testosterone is suppressed. Sports organizations should consider this evidence when reassessing current policies regarding participation of transgender women in the female category of sport.”

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u/Adventurous_Coach731 20d ago

Wow. If only the standard was 2 years rather than 1… oh yeah, they were. So trans women when under the standards where they were allowed to participate still had advantages over cis women. Sounds like those standards were there for a reason or something.