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Laura Helmuth
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social
Editor in Chief of Scientific American, @sciam.bsky.social Formerly at Washington Post, National Geographic, Slate, Smithsonian, Science. Past prez National Association of Science Writers. Birder
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This is a good explanation of why natural testosterone levels should not be used to keep people from competing in sports www.scientificamerican.com/article/horm... 🧪 (from 2021 but holds up well)

Hormone Levels Are Being Used to Discriminate against Female Athletes
Hormone Levels Are Being Used to Discriminate against Female Athletes

Despite slim evidence, testosterone is keeping some women off the field

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NLnorcal-lynne.bsky.social

Thank you for posting this today.

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MAmeanderingwa.bsky.social

Thank you, an excellent article , clear and thoughtful for the layperson

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TIcarljanderson.bsky.social

Sure, use scientific american.. they don't have the feels.. the use "science"..

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OKorionkidder.bsky.social

They are so desperate for a simplistic, plausibly scientific way to enforce the gender binary. And to punish women who don't fit their aesthetic expectations of femininity. And Black & POC women in general.

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ICiainjclark.bsky.social

That was fascinating, thanks.

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Lmistyglen.bsky.social

📌

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Lmistyglen.bsky.social

Thank you for sharing this educational article. It's a fascinating and complicated issue.

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Laura Helmuth
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social
Editor in Chief of Scientific American, @sciam.bsky.social Formerly at Washington Post, National Geographic, Slate, Smithsonian, Science. Past prez National Association of Science Writers. Birder
16.9k followers2k following1.2k posts