Terrific article. I was very moved by her account of Petra Schneider, and the compassion she felt for her, as she rightly says, those German swimmers were victims of a corrupt system and are sadly paying the price with their own poor health. Compare them with the trans women athletes who know exactly what they are doing by muscling in ( pun intended) on womens sports to cash in on the lucrative sponsorship and appearance deals that are not available to them as mediocre athletes competing in mens events . And since many of them are probably not even bothering to take hormone treatment, and certainly aren’t proposing surgery, the detriment to their physical well being is nothing compared to the devastation the German women face.
I too would like to see more high profile male athletes stepping up to the plate to support Sharron and other women. Unlike female athletes they won’t lose funding or sponsorship , and what is more have nothing to fear from trans athletes in terms of missing out on medals and records so can’t be accused of having an axe to grind competitively . Where are you male athletes, stop lurking in the locker room and come onto the pitch/poolside/track/arena to support your fellow athletes.