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What's the point of segregating sports by gender?
If it's a matter of performance then they can break sports into performance classes, no gender segregation needed.
If it's a matter of fairness and making space for women in sports, then trans women deserve not to have to play with the boys just like any other woman.
I don't actually know the real effect of stuff like testosterone in high level sports, but if it's significant, one could argue there should be two or maybe more categories for different amounts, and a category with no limits. Kinda like weight classes in fighting sports but with hormones.
Cis women have testosterone too, and gender testing might exclude them from women's sports just like trans women if they have too much.
Also, most trans women are specifically blocking testosterone, and often have significantly lower levels than cis women.