Lisa Nandy is accused of 'betraying women' after Culture Secretary indicates Trans athletes COULD compete in female sport
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Lisa Nandy is accused of 'betraying women' after Culture Secretary indicates Trans athletes COULD compete in female sport

Daily Mail  

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy faced a ferocious backlash last night after leaving open the door for trans athletes to compete in women's sport. Ms Nandy sparked fury from campaigners after she dropped the previous government's insistence that sporting bodies must protect women's sports by banning trans competitors. The row came after Ms Nandy signalled a shift in the government's position on allowing trans women to compete in female sport. In her attack on the Labour politician, Rowling noted how Ms Nandy once said trans women 'should be accommodated in a prison of their choosing' The Harry Potter author previously backed Wes Streeting as he faced a backlash from backbenchers and activists over a decision to keep the prohibition on the strong drugs Writing in the Mail, she said governing bodies had a duty to take an 'unambiguous position' on the issue - and said some had been too slow to take concerns seriously.

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Everybody loses in Parkrun row – sport’s transgender debate will not go away
10 months, 1 week ago

Everybody loses in Parkrun row – sport’s transgender debate will not go away

The Independent  

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Sharron Davies insists transgender athletes make swimming 'atrociously UNFAIR' as 'young girls must start races with a known disadvantage' - and says cancel culture has cost her a lot of money by spea
1 year, 1 month ago

Sharron Davies insists transgender athletes make swimming 'atrociously UNFAIR' as 'young girls must start races with a known disadvantage' - and says cancel culture has cost her a lot of money by spea

Daily Mail  

Sharron Davies has urged that transgender athletes make swimming 'ridiculously and atrociously unfair', as she continued to speak out against the sport's controversial issue this week. Sharron Davies has urged that transgender athletes make swimming 'ridiculously and atrociously unfair' Davies is an advocate for women in sport and previously weighed in on the debate about who can compete in women's …

JK Rowling says Lisa Nandy is reason women on left don’t trust Labour
1 year, 2 months ago

JK Rowling says Lisa Nandy is reason women on left don’t trust Labour

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Sharron Davies: Trans activists call my children’s school to abuse them
1 year, 4 months ago

Sharron Davies: Trans activists call my children’s school to abuse them

The Telegraph  

Olympian Sharron Davies said activists call her children’s school and abuse her kids over her views on trans women’s participation in sport. She said “Activists every single job I have, ringing every single charity, ringing my children’s schools, abusing my kids, calling me every name under the sun. “They would just laugh in your face.” Ms Davies, who now works …

Transgender cyclists barred from women’s competition, says UCI
1 year, 5 months ago

Transgender cyclists barred from women’s competition, says UCI

The Hindu  

Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will be prohibited from women’s events in all categories of cycling, the sport’s governing body said on Friday. The International Cycling Union ‘s president David Lappartient said the federation “has a duty to guarantee, above all, equal opportunities for all competitors in cycling competitions”. “The UCI would like to reaffirm that cycling …

CIF denounces ‘harassing behaviors’ that led to transgender athletes withdrawing from track finals
1 year, 6 months ago

CIF denounces ‘harassing behaviors’ that led to transgender athletes withdrawing from track finals

LA Times  

Runners compete in the girls’ 100 meters at Moorpark High on May 13. “The CIF strongly denounces discriminatory or harassing behaviors that impact our student-athletes’ opportunities to participate in interscholastic competitions.” Last weekend, Lorelei Barrett of Sherman Oaks Buckley finished third and Athena Ryan of Santa Rosa Sonoma Academy second in the girls’ 1,600-meter races at their respective sectional meets. …

Bethany Hamilton to boycott World Surf League for including transgender athletes
1 year, 10 months ago

Bethany Hamilton to boycott World Surf League for including transgender athletes

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Former Olympian Nikki Dryden Defends Lia Thomas, Questions Swimming Governing Body
2 years, 6 months ago

Former Olympian Nikki Dryden Defends Lia Thomas, Questions Swimming Governing Body

News 18  

World swimming governing body FINA had recently ruled that transgender athletes will not be able to participate in women’s swimming competitions. Former swimmers like Nikki Dryden and Danni Miatke recently lambasted FINA’s move to ban transgender athletes from taking part in women’s swimming events. Former Olympic swimmer turned human rights lawyer Nikki Dryden recently expressed her disappointment as she feels …

Trans Activist Supports FINA’s Decision To Ban Transgender Women From Female Swimming Events
2 years, 6 months ago

Trans Activist Supports FINA’s Decision To Ban Transgender Women From Female Swimming Events

News 18  

The world governing body for swimming, FINA, effectively banned transgender women from competing in events involving athletes who were born women. As per the changes, transgender women will compete in an “open category.” A popular transgender activist has come forward in support of the decision taken by the governing body. They added that if it is a fact that the …

Swimming body's ruling casts shadow on transgender athletes and their future in sport
2 years, 6 months ago

Swimming body's ruling casts shadow on transgender athletes and their future in sport

Firstpost  

With a ruling aimed squarely at Lia Thomas, the first transgender woman to win an NCAA national championship, world governing body FINA effectively barred athletes such as Thomas from competing in women’s swimming events. “The ‘open’ category is incredibly othering and impractical,” said Schuyler Bailar, who became the first openly transgender swimmer in NCAA Division I as a member of …

Caitlyn Jenner backs decision to ban transgender women from female swimming events
2 years, 6 months ago

Caitlyn Jenner backs decision to ban transgender women from female swimming events

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'What's fair is fair!' Caitlyn Jenner backs swimming governing body's ban on transgender females
2 years, 6 months ago

'What's fair is fair!' Caitlyn Jenner backs swimming governing body's ban on transgender females

Daily Mail  

Transgender Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner has offered her vocal support for a new policy that bans transgender women from competing in swimming races. Jenner has publicly used the phrase: 'At least I had the balls to stand up for women and girls in sports' in multiple appearances on Fox News Jenner, 72, famously won a gold medal in the …

'This is wrong and must be called out': Sharron Davies leads backlash in transgender cycling row
2 years, 8 months ago

'This is wrong and must be called out': Sharron Davies leads backlash in transgender cycling row

The Telegraph  

British sport was engulfed by its first major transgender row on Tuesday night over plans to let a recently-transitioned cyclist race for gold against the country’s greatest female Olympian. Bridges, 21, from Wales, was said to be awaiting formal approval from the sport’s world governing body to race five-time Olympic champion Kenny, and other stars of this summer’s Tokyo Games, …

'I respect Lia Thomas - but she should not be allowed to race': Olympic swimmer calls for transgender ban
2 years, 9 months ago

'I respect Lia Thomas - but she should not be allowed to race': Olympic swimmer calls for transgender ban

The Telegraph  

Gyorgy, who competed for Hungary at the 2016 Olympics and has been part of the Virginia Tech swimming team for five years, wrote: “With all due respect, I would like to address something that is a problem in our sport right now and hurting athletes, especially female swimmers. It feels like that final spot was taken away from me because …

Sharron Davies warns of legal action as Lia Thomas transgender participation controversy continues
2 years, 9 months ago

Sharron Davies warns of legal action as Lia Thomas transgender participation controversy continues

The Telegraph  

Sharron Davies has warned of a wave of legal action from “biological females” unless something was done to stop Lia Thomas and other transgender athletes racing in women’s swimming. Britain’s 1980 Olympic 400 metres medley silver medallist the Telegraph Sport she was hopeful planned new rules by the sport’s world governing body, FINA, would prevent Thomas adding to her historic …

Peter FitzSimons FURIOUS as PM tries to ban trans athletes from women's sport
2 years, 9 months ago

Peter FitzSimons FURIOUS as PM tries to ban trans athletes from women's sport

Daily Mail  

Peter FitzSimons has lashed out at Scott Morrison for backing a new push to prevent women who were born male from playing female sport. In FitzSimons probing Wednesday column, he accused the coalition of drumming up a divisive pre-election debate, pointing out that this bill hasn't actually been requested by anybody from within a major sporting body Outspoken sports columnist …

Caitlyn Jenner transgender women UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas should NOT compete with biological women
2 years, 11 months ago

Caitlyn Jenner transgender women UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas should NOT compete with biological women

Daily Mail  

Caitlyn Jenner has called on the National Collegiate Athletic Association to immediately stop transgender athletes like University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas from competing against their biological counterparts. Caitlyn Jenner has said the 'woke world' is not working for women's sports and is calling on the NCAA to adjust their transgender policy for sports Writing on Twitter, Jenner stated explicitly …

UK sport councils reveal new guidance for transgender participation
3 years, 2 months ago

UK sport councils reveal new guidance for transgender participation

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