USA Climbing Backs Down after Trans Activists Object to Testosterone Limits for Competing Males

Of all the women’s sports that have been invaded by men in recent years, rock climbing is perhaps the most captured by gender ideology. Attracting earthy nonconformists, climbing prides itself on being welcoming and judgment-free. Many climbing gyms fly LGBT flags and have a trans-inclusion page on their websites.

USA Climbing, the national governing body for the sport, released a transgender-participation policy in September which required that males artificially lower their testosterone levels before competing against females — and then quickly walked it back under pressure from trans activists.

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Of all the women’s sports that have been invaded by men in recent years, rock climbing is perhaps the most captured by gender ideology. Attracting earthy nonconformists, climbing prides itself on being welcoming and judgment-free. Many climbing gyms fly LGBT flags and have a trans-inclusion page on their websites.

USA Climbing, the national governing body for the sport, released a transgender-participation policy in September which required that males artificially lower their testosterone levels before competing against females — and then quickly walked it back under pressure from trans activists.