Celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels made a name for herself during her time as a trainer on The Biggest Loser, and it looks like she is now using her platform to speak out against transgender athletes competing in sports according to their gender identity.
During a recent appearance on Fox News’ Fox & Friends, Jillian Michaels called out transgender athletes and the organizations allowing them to compete, claiming that transgender women are “stronger, faster, have better endurance” than other women.
“You’ve got two competing goals in sports. … One is inclusion, which everybody can understand and get on board with. However, the second goal that’s in direct opposition with inclusion in this instance is going to be a fair competition,” Michaels said on Fox News’ Fox & Friends. “And if that’s your priority, if your overriding priority is going to be fairness over inclusion, you’ve got to turn to the data, and the data irrefutably shows that biological males are 10 to 30% stronger, faster, have better endurance, better aerobic capacity across the board.”
It’s not clear which “data” Michaels is referencing, but it’s worth noting that the comments came just a day after a study financed by the International Olympic Committee found that transgender female athletes did not have a significant advantage.
[Fox News]
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