In a recent interview with NPR, paediatrician and geneticist Dr Eric Vilain, de-bunked the numerous anti-trans bills that are currently being considered.
Sitting down with interviewer Michel Martin, the researcher shot down the theory that trans athletes have an advantage. “We know that men have, on average, an advantage in performance in athletics of 10% to 12% over women, which sports authorities have attributed to differences in levels of a male hormone called testosterone,” he explained. “But the question is whether there is in real life, during actual competitions, an advantage of performance linked to this male hormone and whether trans athletes are systematically winning all competitions. “The answer to this latter question, are