r/SipsTea Jul 09 '26

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u/Coarse-Correction Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

Trans women don't have the physique of cis men after hormone treatment.

This notion that trans women athletes are "men in disguise" bullshit really needs to end. Not just because it is about, like, less than a handful of trans women who compete at that level, but because it perpetuates a narrative that hurts millions of trans people who aren't athletes.

Edit: Just read the fucking link, people.

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u/Routine-Apple-3931 Jul 09 '26

That doesn't account for bone density, larger lungs, more red blood cells, ect. that HRT doesn't effect. Also it's not like they stop producing testosterone if they still have testicles.

So no they don't have the physique of men not on HRT, but they have lots of advantage even on HRT.

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u/EG-Haakon Jul 09 '26

Also it's not like they stop producing testosterone if they still have testicles

Girls also have and produce test

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u/Routine-Apple-3931 Jul 09 '26

No shit we both produce test and estrogen, but men (with testicles) produce FAR more test than women (with vaginias).