Jay UlfelderJan 25, 2023

New study finds "no substantial evidence of any biological advantages for trans women competing in elite women's sport."

"'What threatens women's elite sport, for cis and trans women, is not trans women, but is rather misogyny in the form of underfunding, non-parity in participation and leadership, inequitable sport space allocation/access, and a range of sporting opportunities not afforded to women...in equitable ways.'"

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/trans-women-athletes-have-no-unfair-advantage-under-current-rules-study-finds

#TransRights #cycling #queer

Show threadCat Food CasseroleJan 25, 2023
@jayulfelder
And NONE of the people having trans panic actually care about women's sports. They are just using it as an excuse to be bigots.
Show threadWendy PalmerJan 26, 2023
@casserolefood @jayulfelder yep. A relative started going on about this (I am involved in running a local sports league and we’ve been working really hard to bring up the participation of girls so I guess my relative assumed I’d agree with her), and it was like: nope, if you have never a) shown any interest whatsoever in sport in general and b) never cared about the fact that the major issues in grassroots women’s sport are underfunding and lack of proper change-rooms, you don’t get to spout off about this.
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@wendypalmer @jayulfelder
And I'd bet they don't think women's soccer teams should make as much as men's or basketball teams.
Jan 26, 2023 at 7:37amWeb