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In 2021, Blair supported legislation in Wisconsin that bans transgender girls and women from participating in female sports from kindergarten through college. Like Martina Navratilova, Blair believes that allowing trans girls to compete creates an "unfair environment" for cisgender female athletes. However, according to Scientific American, NPR, and other reliable sources, there have been multiple examples of cisgender female athletes defeating trans female athletes, and there is no scientific basis for believing that trans women have an inherent physical advantage. (One study did find a physical advantage for elite adult trans women athletes within one year of beginning their transition, but the researcher behind the study stated outright that "this doesn't apply to recreational athletes," and that a transgender woman who transitions before or at puberty, “doesn't really have any advantage.”)
Bibliography: Allen, Kathy. Girls Race! Amazing Tales of Women in Sports. North Mankato: Capstone Press, 2014. Print.
Edwards, Sue Bradford. Women in Sports. Minneapolis: Abdo Publishing, 2017. Print.
Ignotofsky, Rachel. Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played To Win. New York: Ten Speed Press, 2017.
Olmstead, Maegan. (2015, Aug 20). Sportswoman of the Year: Where Are They Now? https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/sports/sportswoman-of-the-year-where-are-they-now/
WCCO-TV Staff. (2021, March 2). Wisconsin Bills Seek To Ban Transgender Athletes. https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/03/02/wisconsin-bills-seek-to-ban-transgender-athletes/
Edwards, Sue Bradford. Women in Sports. Minneapolis: Abdo Publishing, 2017. Print.
Ignotofsky, Rachel. Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played To Win. New York: Ten Speed Press, 2017.
Olmstead, Maegan. (2015, Aug 20). Sportswoman of the Year: Where Are They Now? https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/sports/sportswoman-of-the-year-where-are-they-now/
WCCO-TV Staff. (2021, March 2). Wisconsin Bills Seek To Ban Transgender Athletes. https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/03/02/wisconsin-bills-seek-to-ban-transgender-athletes/
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