Explosive report reveals how many female athletes have lost medals to anti-trans groups

Female athletes have lost nearly 900 medals to transgender rivals competing against them in the women's sports category, an eye-opening United Nations report has revealed.

The study, titled “Violence against women and girls in sports,” said more than 600 female athletes were bested by male-born competitors in various events.

“According to the available data, as of 30 March 2024, more than 600 female athletes in more than 400 competitions have lost more than 890 medals in 29 different sports,” the report said.

“The replacement of women's sports categories with mixed-gender categories is causing an increasing number of female athletes to miss out on medal opportunities when competing against men.”

The comprehensive report, compiled by UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, was presented to the UN General Assembly earlier this month.

The paper did not detail which sporting events the medals were won in or in what time frame.

However, it noted that “policies implemented by international federations and national governing bodies” allowed male-born athletes to compete in women's sports.

Alsalem argued that male athletes have certain characteristics – including high strength and testosterone levels – that are advantageous in certain sports and can lead to a “loss of fair opportunity” for female competitors.

“Some sports federations make testosterone suppression mandatory for athletes to qualify in the women's category in elite sports. However, pharmaceutical testosterone suppression for genetically male athletes — regardless of how they identify — will not eliminate the set of comparative performance advantages they have already acquired,” he wrote.

“Not only can this method harm the health of the athletes concerned, but it fails to achieve its stated purpose. Therefore, testosterone levels considered acceptable by any sports organization are not evidence-based at best, arbitrarily and disproportionately in favor of men.”

Alsalem presented the findings as she called on the United Nations to implement stronger protections for women and girls in sports.

The independent expert argued that open categories should be created for sports and that “non-invasive, confidential and simple sex screening” is necessary to ensure inclusion and ensure fairness for women.

Separated from the trans debate, Alsalem argued that women also face what she referred to as “various forms of violence” in sports.

In particular, he offered as examples harmful social stereotypes, rampant sexism and limited access to training facilities, infrastructure and resources.

“Women and girls already have many odds stacked against them that hinder their equal and effective participation in sport. In addition, their ability to play sports in terms of safety, dignity and fairness is further eroded by the intrusion of men who identify as women into women-only sports and related spaces,” Alsalem said.

The report was released as transgender participation in women's sports was high on the agenda ahead of the election.

In New York alone, billboards opposing the state's proposed “equal rights amendment” — which critics claim would allow trans athletes to compete against women in sports — have sprouted ahead of the Nov. 5 ballot.

“Vote No to Eradicate Women,” screams a billboard outside the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. “Vote NO on the proposal on November 1 5.”