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I think they should have classes limited by hormone level and just let people supplement to equality.
Having the same hormone levels now isn't the same as "grew up with testosterone all their lives so all their physical connective tissues were built in a different way, but that's okay because they've cut their testosterone levels recently."
There's longstanding structural differences in the human body if you've had Testosterone all your life.
Thank you for this question and this reply, as I have wondered the same thing about testosterone levels and never thought of this part of the issue.
Sure, but things like steroids and HGH obviously work so supplementing to a standard level should allow closer competition.
Okay... so how much steroids should a cis woman have to take to match a trans women?
To the same level as male/trans athletes in the same class?
"How much weight should a woman put on to compete in the welterweight class against a trans athlete?"
You've missed the point... There is NO amount of drugs that can equate the function of male puberty for a female. No matter how much steroids you give them. There is no "equal" hormone levels to get equality.
I get that, but it will probably get closer than classing people by weight.