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The State of Female Sports

Where do transgender athletes fit into sports?! Many states are passing laws banning or restricting transgender females from competing as a female. Is it discrimination or status quo?! My guest, Tara, gives her opinion on the matter. 

https://sportsscientists.com/2019/03/on-transgender-athletes-and-performance-advantages/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trans-girls-belong-on-girls-sports-teams/

https://sports.yahoo.com/transgender-runner-ce-ce-telfer-unable-to-run-olympic-trials-due-to-eligibility-rules-135121308.html

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/18/978716732/wave-of-new-bills-say-trans-athletes-have-an-unfair-edge-what-does-the-science-s

https://us.humankinetics.com/blogs/excerpt/reasons-for-gender-differences-in-youth-sport

https://work.chron.com/physiological-differences-between-male-female-athletes-20627.html

https://www.sportsrec.com/4407649/a-healthy-body-fat-percentage-for-runners

https://www.clearvuehealth.com/b/men-women-athletic-performance/index.html

Additional:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/no-battle-of-the-sexes/2014/02/07/c5de0ad8-905d-11e3-b227-12a45d109e03_graphic.html

https://law.duke.edu/sports/sex-sport/comparative-athletic-performance/

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