Olympic Study Challenges Assumption Trans Women Have ‘Male Advantage’

Comparing cisgender and transgender athletes under lab conditions shows that trans women are at a disadvantage on several measures

Kaylin Hamilton
Prism & Pen
Published in
8 min readMay 2, 2024

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Photo by Andrea Piacquadio

A new study commissioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) conducted by researchers at Brighton University, UK, is…

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Kaylin Hamilton
Prism & Pen

I'm a sociologist writing about feminist issues, queer politics, disability and social justice from my perspective as a queer, working class, disabled woman.