You probably already have them, but here are 2 of the most-commonly cited studies showing men retain a significant athletic advantage over women even when their T is suppressed:
Re the brain studies, even those have been debunked. They fail to control for the effects of synthetic hormone use and/or sexual orientation.
This study showed that once sexual orientation is controlled for, the differences between the brains of normies and trans disappear, except in the region of the brain that is responsible for self-perceived identity, which is unsurprising.
In other words, it's LGBs that have slight differences in their brains, not Ts.
It's only because some Ts are actually LGBs with a serious case of internalized homophobia and as a result trying to "trans the gay away" by becoming a straight member of the opposite sex, do we see a correlation between the two groups.
Trans activists waged a stealth campaign to normalize trans and associate trans activism in the public's mind with the gay rights movement.
Too many gays and lesbians had and continue to have a leftist, countercultural mindset, causing them to embrace trans uncritically because trans is transgressive and trans is really, really cool. You know - that badass frisson that comes from throwing the term "queer" around liberally.
Well I remember when we did not like the term 'queer' because it was intended to be offensive . I remember my father's sneering voice when he said it . He was a Marxist with romantic ideas about working-class men . Yes indeed - probably a closet case ! Me I am quite old and live in the UK - so probably have a different view of what 'leftist' means . I have been recently surprised to find that 'leftist' is widely used in the US to mean someone who votes Democrat !
I feel a trans man (a man) who wants to appear as a woman and have sex with men is not a problem to link with gay rights - they are as sexually homosexual as I am, but they have crippling delusional beliefs but perhaps can live with them. That’s not really stealth.
I don’t believe a trans man is a woman, and should have their delusional beliefs affirmed to the detriment of women and others around them. A delusion that a heterosexual trans man is a Lesbian is not a supportable position at all. That’s perhaps part of the stealth.
The influential trans man Lynn Conway began canvassing decades back for sterilizing puberty disruptors, and that took on a life of its own. He spoke glowingly of how beautiful the pussies are of boys who had been mutilated in India, and I knew he was 100% dangerously crazy.
Gays and Lesbians need to expel homophobes as political allies, and return to the problems of gay and lesbian children in meaningful ways, not sterilization.
Society at large also needs to stop affirming clinical delusion, which is the opposite of best medical practice. From Anorexics to Trans to Alcoholics, the delusional need to cope not to embrace.
We’ve lost enough gay men to HIV. We don’t need another wave of medically induced suicides.
That US Rowing policy is an absolute doozy, hands down the most anti-woman I’ve seen.
I’m at the point where if I see Joanna Harper’s name on something I don’t need to read it. It probably started as a bit of fun for him, the hypothesis that performance-inhibiting drugs would make him comparable to a woman - it’s just so offensive - but now he’s in too deep; IOC funding and ‘expert’ status, there’s no room to back down, even as the studies that contradict testosterone suppression come rolling in. I’m hoping the IOC clean house when Bach goes and Harper’s funding dries up.
Autogynephiles are living the dream these days; beyond their wildest hopes for societal acceptance, they have achieved sacred caste status among the Left. Parading around women's spaces in their dresses, seeing the nervous glances of the women, taking bathroom mirror selfies right in front of them knowing they don't dare say a thing.
Ackerman was also a part of the 2020 NCAA Summit on Gender Identity and Student-Athlete Participation (see publication with her as an author titled "Improving inclusion and well-being of trans and gender nonconforming collegiate student–athletes: foundational concepts from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Summit on Gender Identity and Student–Athlete Participation" for reference). An important quote from the publication: “While we sought to include a range of perspectives and lived experiences, we did not invite individuals and organizations who have advocated for the prohibition of trans student-athlete participation in collegiate sport.” But which organizations or individuals are prohibition transgender athletes from participating in sport?! According to female athletes surveys we do not want to ban anyone from playing sports, we just don’t want males in girls’/women’s sports.
In that publication, it also states Ackerman "is a member of the World Rowing Gender Advisory Panel and the US Rowing Gender Identity Policy Working Group" demonstrating another connection to US Rowing's double standard gender policies in women's vs mixed boat events.
The Female Athlete Program's website (https://www.childrenshospital.org/programs/female-athlete-program) further states: “We collaborate with local, national, and international organizations such as the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on improving policies and the care of female athletes.”
Thanks Mariah. So much of the policymaking and machinations involving gender ideology depend on lack of transparency and things happening behind closed doors. As they say, sunlight is a great disinfectant
Terrific job! Amazingly thorough. Thank You!
You probably already have them, but here are 2 of the most-commonly cited studies showing men retain a significant athletic advantage over women even when their T is suppressed:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9331831/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-020-01389-3
And here are 2 studies confirming pre-pubescent boys' athletic advantage over girls:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsc.12075
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2012/07000/physical_fitness_differences_between_prepubescent.4.asyear px
Re the brain studies, even those have been debunked. They fail to control for the effects of synthetic hormone use and/or sexual orientation.
This study showed that once sexual orientation is controlled for, the differences between the brains of normies and trans disappear, except in the region of the brain that is responsible for self-perceived identity, which is unsurprising.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-17352-8
In other words, it's LGBs that have slight differences in their brains, not Ts.
It's only because some Ts are actually LGBs with a serious case of internalized homophobia and as a result trying to "trans the gay away" by becoming a straight member of the opposite sex, do we see a correlation between the two groups.
At one time this was just what was known - esp. by those of us in LGB groups . What happened to turn so many of us into enthusiastic trans advocates ?
A couple of ideas:
Trans activists waged a stealth campaign to normalize trans and associate trans activism in the public's mind with the gay rights movement.
Too many gays and lesbians had and continue to have a leftist, countercultural mindset, causing them to embrace trans uncritically because trans is transgressive and trans is really, really cool. You know - that badass frisson that comes from throwing the term "queer" around liberally.
Well I remember when we did not like the term 'queer' because it was intended to be offensive . I remember my father's sneering voice when he said it . He was a Marxist with romantic ideas about working-class men . Yes indeed - probably a closet case ! Me I am quite old and live in the UK - so probably have a different view of what 'leftist' means . I have been recently surprised to find that 'leftist' is widely used in the US to mean someone who votes Democrat !
I feel a trans man (a man) who wants to appear as a woman and have sex with men is not a problem to link with gay rights - they are as sexually homosexual as I am, but they have crippling delusional beliefs but perhaps can live with them. That’s not really stealth.
I don’t believe a trans man is a woman, and should have their delusional beliefs affirmed to the detriment of women and others around them. A delusion that a heterosexual trans man is a Lesbian is not a supportable position at all. That’s perhaps part of the stealth.
The influential trans man Lynn Conway began canvassing decades back for sterilizing puberty disruptors, and that took on a life of its own. He spoke glowingly of how beautiful the pussies are of boys who had been mutilated in India, and I knew he was 100% dangerously crazy.
Gays and Lesbians need to expel homophobes as political allies, and return to the problems of gay and lesbian children in meaningful ways, not sterilization.
Society at large also needs to stop affirming clinical delusion, which is the opposite of best medical practice. From Anorexics to Trans to Alcoholics, the delusional need to cope not to embrace.
We’ve lost enough gay men to HIV. We don’t need another wave of medically induced suicides.
Ackerman should be ashamed of herself.
Probably incapable of that.
One trait of sociopaths is their inability to feel shame or empathy..
That US Rowing policy is an absolute doozy, hands down the most anti-woman I’ve seen.
I’m at the point where if I see Joanna Harper’s name on something I don’t need to read it. It probably started as a bit of fun for him, the hypothesis that performance-inhibiting drugs would make him comparable to a woman - it’s just so offensive - but now he’s in too deep; IOC funding and ‘expert’ status, there’s no room to back down, even as the studies that contradict testosterone suppression come rolling in. I’m hoping the IOC clean house when Bach goes and Harper’s funding dries up.
Autogynephiles are living the dream these days; beyond their wildest hopes for societal acceptance, they have achieved sacred caste status among the Left. Parading around women's spaces in their dresses, seeing the nervous glances of the women, taking bathroom mirror selfies right in front of them knowing they don't dare say a thing.
It's enough to make a sane person puke 🤢
Ackerman was also a part of the 2020 NCAA Summit on Gender Identity and Student-Athlete Participation (see publication with her as an author titled "Improving inclusion and well-being of trans and gender nonconforming collegiate student–athletes: foundational concepts from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Summit on Gender Identity and Student–Athlete Participation" for reference). An important quote from the publication: “While we sought to include a range of perspectives and lived experiences, we did not invite individuals and organizations who have advocated for the prohibition of trans student-athlete participation in collegiate sport.” But which organizations or individuals are prohibition transgender athletes from participating in sport?! According to female athletes surveys we do not want to ban anyone from playing sports, we just don’t want males in girls’/women’s sports.
In that publication, it also states Ackerman "is a member of the World Rowing Gender Advisory Panel and the US Rowing Gender Identity Policy Working Group" demonstrating another connection to US Rowing's double standard gender policies in women's vs mixed boat events.
The Female Athlete Program's website (https://www.childrenshospital.org/programs/female-athlete-program) further states: “We collaborate with local, national, and international organizations such as the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on improving policies and the care of female athletes.”
Notice the tie to the MIAA which has stated "student safety has not been a successful defense to excluding students of one gender from participating on teams of the opposite gender" (https://www.boston.com/news/high-school-sports/2024/09/10/mass-field-hockey-team-opts-to-forfeit-rather-than-play-against-boy/) in response to a high school female athlete being injured by a male athlete in field hockey (https://nypost.com/2023/11/04/news/massachusetts-high-school-field-hockey-player-loses-teeth-after-shot-from-male-on-womans-team/).
Another incredible expose of bad actors working behind the scenes to undermine girls & women’s rights.
Thanks Mariah. So much of the policymaking and machinations involving gender ideology depend on lack of transparency and things happening behind closed doors. As they say, sunlight is a great disinfectant
Yes! And you're doing us all such a service with your deep research and reporting.
The Right's Gender Scam: How They're Conning America with Fake Outrage
A grotesque theater of bathroom panic and pronoun hysteria, designed to keep you scared, distracted, and obedient—while they ignore the real problems.
https://open.substack.com/pub/patricemersault/p/moral-panic-for-dummies?r=4d7sow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true