John Oliver

Right. Bigger and stronger bodies are not automatically advantaged in every scenario. I mean, put The Rock in a pure bar class and see what happens. I mean, we know what would happen. He'd take a video of himself, caption it, mad respect to these mamas. Everyone go see Moana 2.

The thing is, hypotheticals like that circulate constantly and often centre around someone transitioning solely to gain a competitive advantage. But as this trans researcher points out, that is an absurd proposition.

The thing is, hypotheticals like that circulate constantly and often centre around someone transitioning solely to gain a competitive advantage. But as this trans researcher points out, that is an absurd proposition.

The thing is, hypotheticals like that circulate constantly and often centre around someone transitioning solely to gain a competitive advantage. But as this trans researcher points out, that is an absurd proposition.

Right. No one says, I'm going to transition just for the sake of sports. The same way no one says, could you please send me more messages about two-factor authentication? Or, when I walk down the aisle, I'd like a solo violin cover of a bar with a bar by Kids Rock. That is just a made-up person.

Right. No one says, I'm going to transition just for the sake of sports. The same way no one says, could you please send me more messages about two-factor authentication? Or, when I walk down the aisle, I'd like a solo violin cover of a bar with a bar by Kids Rock. That is just a made-up person.

Right. No one says, I'm going to transition just for the sake of sports. The same way no one says, could you please send me more messages about two-factor authentication? Or, when I walk down the aisle, I'd like a solo violin cover of a bar with a bar by Kids Rock. That is just a made-up person.

with the underlying premise of that question from the world's most famous sports cheater, that those assigned male at birth are automatically going to have certain immutable physical advantages. That gets raised constantly, which is why we're going to spend most of our time talking about trans women and girls, even though, in these five states, these bans impact trans boys in schools, too.

with the underlying premise of that question from the world's most famous sports cheater, that those assigned male at birth are automatically going to have certain immutable physical advantages. That gets raised constantly, which is why we're going to spend most of our time talking about trans women and girls, even though, in these five states, these bans impact trans boys in schools, too.

with the underlying premise of that question from the world's most famous sports cheater, that those assigned male at birth are automatically going to have certain immutable physical advantages. That gets raised constantly, which is why we're going to spend most of our time talking about trans women and girls, even though, in these five states, these bans impact trans boys in schools, too.

It is obviously true that on average, cisgender men and post-pubescent boys have some specific athletic performance advantages, though the relative size of that advantage also depends on the sport and the event in swimming. For instance, male athletic performance advantage is roughly 13% in the 50 metre freestyle, but less than 6% in the 1500 metre free, which is still clearly significant.

It is obviously true that on average, cisgender men and post-pubescent boys have some specific athletic performance advantages, though the relative size of that advantage also depends on the sport and the event in swimming. For instance, male athletic performance advantage is roughly 13% in the 50 metre freestyle, but less than 6% in the 1500 metre free, which is still clearly significant.

It is obviously true that on average, cisgender men and post-pubescent boys have some specific athletic performance advantages, though the relative size of that advantage also depends on the sport and the event in swimming. For instance, male athletic performance advantage is roughly 13% in the 50 metre freestyle, but less than 6% in the 1500 metre free, which is still clearly significant.

But in general, there's a lot of overlap in the average performance ranges of men and women. Basically, it is not the case that any man is going to be stronger or more athletic than every woman, which is sometimes what gets implied here. That wasn't the argument.

But in general, there's a lot of overlap in the average performance ranges of men and women. Basically, it is not the case that any man is going to be stronger or more athletic than every woman, which is sometimes what gets implied here. That wasn't the argument.

But in general, there's a lot of overlap in the average performance ranges of men and women. Basically, it is not the case that any man is going to be stronger or more athletic than every woman, which is sometimes what gets implied here. That wasn't the argument.

It is not just about denying trans women the right to play. It's about denying them the right to exist. Mike Johnson basically said as much after the House passed its ban on trans athletes when he said this.

It is not just about denying trans women the right to play. It's about denying them the right to exist. Mike Johnson basically said as much after the House passed its ban on trans athletes when he said this.

It is not just about denying trans women the right to play. It's about denying them the right to exist. Mike Johnson basically said as much after the House passed its ban on trans athletes when he said this.

That's right, Mike.