Listen to @DrDavid_hughes being interviewed on @bbcworldservice about trans eligibility in women's cricket. He is Chief Medical Officer of Australian Institute of Sport @theAIS. I expected him to give us some robust science to prove its fair.... but no /1 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
@DrDavid_Hughes@bbcworldservice@theAIS The interview starts 15 mins into the programme. He mentions the 'blowback' about the policy but dismisses it as 'misinformed'. He is 'confident' that 10 years from now it will be shown to be 'hyperbole'. He says the more trans players he meets the less worried he becomes'. /2
@DrDavid_Hughes@bbcworldservice@theAIS But when pressed on science he hasn't got much to give. Will reducing Testosterone for 12 months be enough? "only time will tell". /3
@DrDavid_Hughes@bbcworldservice@theAIS When questioned about the testosterone limit of 10 nmol/L being much higher than women he said most trans females on hormone suppression tablets have barely detectable levels. WRONG. Testes removal achieves this but NOT hormone treatment. /4 medscape.com/viewarticle/89…
@DrDavid_Hughes@bbcworldservice@theAIS If there's a 'rash of trans females showing advantage' then sports will likely adjust their policies. He admits its 'quite likely' that they will. So basically, the women's game is just a live experiment... fairness and safety for women in their own game a minor concern. /5
@DrDavid_Hughes@bbcworldservice@theAIS Luckily @sportaustralia has a helpful guide to the 'research' supporting trans inclusion in sport. At last some scientific evidence to support their inclusion policy! But no.... /6
We asked whether they plan to remove Germany from the list of approved countries for the overseas route of gender recognition after the German Self-Determination Act comes into force on 1 November.
They said GR systems in other countries "constantly change" and it would update the "list annually".
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They ignored our key question about whether German applicants could now get a UK GRC without supplying medical reports. Just a copy and paste answer about annual updates /3
Breaking News: Census data on trans population downgraded by Stats Regulator. /1
“We consider that there is sufficient evidence that the gender identity question in the census has underperformed, with some groups of people being more likely than others to misunderstand the question.”
Analysis by Professor Michael Biggs showed flaws in the data triggering this investigation. Public struggled to understand a complicated question about gender identities matching sex registered at birth. Result was lots of people saying they are trans by mistake and inflating the figures /2
The ONS team in charge of designing the Census were captured by gender ideologues. Basic questionnaire design principles abandoned in favour of ideological language and motives. /3
The office of the Taiwanese ambassador, Vincent Yao, contacted us on Tuesday to express their “gravest concern” that we had chosen to “verbally attack a biological female” and asked that we “put an end to the act of spreading disinformation and harmful comments.” /3
Semi-final starts soon. Follow this thread for live updates. /1
Suwannapheng is a phenomenal female boxer. Silver medalist in World Championships last year. Will her female talent be enough to overcome the male sex advantage of her opponent? /2
“The lawyers advised to monitor the situation and to contact the IOC. IBA informed the IOC representatives about these tests, but no reaction followed from the IOC side.” /2
“At the next IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi, Khelif and Lin were tested following their consent again before their first fights. Blood sample collection was made on 17 March 2023. The findings were absolutely identical to the first test results.” /3