Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite veto

You also should drum up on the effects of hormone replacement therapy on the body. Estrogen has a myriad of effects on the body including loss of muscle mass, slowing of heart rate, making tendons more stretchy and prone to hyperextension. Similarly, puberty blockers in children deny the effects of hormones such as testosterone, which si where the noted advantage would come from, if it existed. Trans women succeeding in sport is only unfair in the eyes of the willfully ignorant. Anyone familiar with how hormone therapy or puberty blocking treatments work, knows quite well the negative effects they have on the body.

Oh, and having trans guys forced to play on women's teams is basically just saying "Hey, we added players on literal steroids and controlled substances to your league. But, transphobes think they're women so we're gonna let them beat your asses nine ways to sunday for free."

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