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[โ€“] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

A trans woman's biology is quite different from cis men, yes, but it's also not exactly similar to cis women either.

Even after a full transition, trans people often are in a sort of intermediate state in terms of immune, cardiovascular, and metabolic systems. They're not exactly like their AGAB nor their new sex identity either.

There's even organ carry over as well. Trans women are the only category of women that can still be at risk for prostate cancer, and trans men are the only category of men that can still be at risk for skenes gland cancer.

The most honest description is to say that they are in an intermediate sex.

Even more so, neuroendocrinology is not fully shifted even after transition. The HPG axis in trans women lack ovarian effects, and in trans men they lack testicular effects.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    I don't disagree with any of that, but I would say that "trans women are women" is about gender, not sex.

    It's unclear whether sports are segregated on gender or sex lines, but the historical record leans more toward gender segregation than sex segregation. I honestly don't care enough about any sport to really know the correct way to organize a league, but I do want trans persons to be able to participate in public life, including sport, as safely as anyone else. I'd mostly be in favor of no division based on sex or gender, but people that are more interested in sport than I tell me that's bad and unsafe.

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