Not all trans people are transitioned on hormones, so I guess a relevant question is Are trans athletes required to have been on HRT +testosterone blockers for a minimum time in order to compete in sports? At what level of competition would that be required? How and by whom is that monitored? Is it even possible to monitor if, say, an athlete reduces their T blockers?
yes, absolutely - and this has been true for decades without issue, the only reason it’s coming up now is because the anti-trans movement is making such a big deal about it (not because trans women are winning or out-competing cis female athletes suddenly after decades of participation in sports)
It differs depending on the sport as to what the rules are, but the IOC for example used to require of trans women that they show testosterone levels are sufficiently low to compete in the Olympics. (Though recently the IOC got a new president who is committed to excluding trans and intersex participation in the Olympics, so the IOC just announced their new anti-trans policy, though that’s not based on any evidence or change in the science, it’s just ideology.)
Not all trans people are transitioned on hormones, so I guess a relevant question is Are trans athletes required to have been on HRT +testosterone blockers for a minimum time in order to compete in sports? At what level of competition would that be required? How and by whom is that monitored? Is it even possible to monitor if, say, an athlete reduces their T blockers?
yes, absolutely - and this has been true for decades without issue, the only reason it’s coming up now is because the anti-trans movement is making such a big deal about it (not because trans women are winning or out-competing cis female athletes suddenly after decades of participation in sports)
It differs depending on the sport as to what the rules are, but the IOC for example used to require of trans women that they show testosterone levels are sufficiently low to compete in the Olympics. (Though recently the IOC got a new president who is committed to excluding trans and intersex participation in the Olympics, so the IOC just announced their new anti-trans policy, though that’s not based on any evidence or change in the science, it’s just ideology.)