myrmepropagandistAug 18, 2023

This has mostly been reported as "trans women banned from women's chess" but it's much more sinister. (as if it weren't already.)

ALL trans people are targeted by this ruling. Trans men will be stripped of all chess titles won, which can only be returned to them by “changing the gender back to a woman” (from the ICF’s ruling). ALL transgender chess players will be marked as trans in their files.

If you play or know anyone who does take a stand on this. It's ugly.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/international-chess-org-trans-women?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

International Chess Org: Trans Women Have "No Right To Participate" In Women's Chess

International Chess Federation, FIDE, has released new guidelines targeting transgender players. The guidelines would strip trans men's titles, and potentially bar trans women from playing.

Erin In The Morning
Show threadMichael GemarAug 18, 2023
@futurebird It’s really shocking to me that the game that is supposed to be purely mental has such ridiculous physical prejudices in its governing bodies.
Show threadScruffy looking packet herderAug 18, 2023
@futurebird @michaelgemar Look at who the president of the org is. Former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia under Putin.
Show threadLindaMarie
@sng @futurebird @michaelgemar Seems modor has its nasty tentacles reaching into and polluting so many institutions. Isn’t that also why their blood stained athletes will still be able participate? Perhaps when Russia fails completely in Ukraine, those tentacles will wither and withdraw. For the health of the world and for the things we enjoy and value in our democratic, rule of law countries and our institutions, I hope it’s soon!
Aug 23, 2023 at 1:54pmWeb