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[–]mevesii 15 insightful - 2 fun15 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I've never seen anything that indicated a direct connection between HAES and TIMs in sports specifically, but there is definitely a lot of overlap between HAES and trans activism in general, both being woke science denial movements.

[–]OrneryStruggle 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

HAES is not a science denial movement and is heavily scientifically supported. It was started by a group of obesity researchers with MDs and PhDs and is increasingly gaining traction with more and more researchers and clinicians. The "overlap" between HAES and trans activism may simply be that young people are more likely to be aware of/involved in both than older people, who either no longer care about getting healthier or aren't following new scientific and social developments.