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13 Oct, 5 tweets, 2 min read
The British junior male record for cycling 25 miles is currently held by Zach Bridges. A prestigious title once held by Chris Boardman back at the start of his cycling career. /1

cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/articles/view/…
Junior boys are fast on a bike. Faster even than the best adult women.

Hayley Simmons holds the women's British record of 49 mins 28 seconds over 25 miles. A full 2 minutes slower than Zach's junior boys record. /2

cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/articles/view/…
Zach now identifies as Emily.

If Emily repeats her junior boys record time she'll be the fastest ever British woman over 25 miles.

British Cycling rules will allow this. Those rules are unfair. /3

skysports.com/more-sports/cy…
World Rugby says its unfair and unsafe for males to play women's Rugby. It has reversed its trans inclusion policy for International players to keep female Rugby for females only.

If its unfair in Rugby then its unfair in cycling too. /4
This policy must be looked at again to make sure it works for everyone, not just trans people.

The Fair Play For Women mission is to make sure women and girls are never forgotten or ignored by policy-makers.

Help us to keep women's sport female only /5

crowdfunder.co.uk/fairplayforwom…

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14 Oct
The @EnglandRugby trans policy is not going to change despite the @WorldRugby recommendations that existing policies are not fit for purpose. Let's take a look at the @EnglandRugby policy /1 Image
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Three representatives from @EnglandRugby attended the @WorldRugby transgender workshop in February. Eight months later their response is "We will assess the current evidence alongside safety concerns that have been raised" /1

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They want to see "more scientific evidence". Why do they think the evidence-base it's not enough when experts at @WorldRugby clearly do?

Ironically very little scientific evidence was needed to introduce trans inclusion rules in sport. It's only now they are calling for more /2
"The RFU is committed to LGBTQ+ inclusion"

Nice buzzwords but what about female inclusion? The purpose of the female sex category in sport is to enable inclusion... of women and girls. /3 Image
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2 Oct
No one should be forced to use a facility they don't feel comfortable using. Otherwise people end up being excluded. /1
Some women don't feel comfortable or safe sharing facilities with the opposite sex. They must not be forced to. They need to be able to choose a female-only option instead /2
Some trans people don't feel comfortable or safe sharing facilities designated for their birth sex. They must not be forced to. They need to be able to choose a mix-sex option instead /3
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1 Oct
If you missed this weeks Woman's Hour discussion about the GRA you can listen to a clip of the whole interview here /1

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And here are some of our best bits! /2

"One of women's sex-based rights is to have spaces just for us. Female only. Male free. To exclude based on birth sex"

"That law simply can't function properly if another law allows males to hide their birth sex."

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"I want trans people to be treated fairly and live safely but I want that for women too. Everyone should be considered in good policy making"

"Women still need male-free spaces. Nothing has changed for us. The reasons we need them have not gone away"

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29 Sep
Now we need to look to the future. Let's all now start finding solutions.

The conflict of rights has at last been acknowledged.

It's clear that women's needs must be considered alongside trans needs.

That principle informed the decision on birth certificates. /1
Now we must look back with fresh eyes at all policies on sex and gender.

Changing rooms, prisons, sports, refuges, hospital wards.

These policies work for trans people – but do they work for women too?

If not, we must improve then so they do work for everyone./2
We're pleased to say that process has already started.

@WorldRugby and the UK Sports Councils @Sport_England @sportwales @sportscotland have been doing just that.

We commend then for starting this necessary work. /3
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27 Sep
Thread: The ideological debate over whether ‘transwomen are women’ is never a useful starting point for policy makers when it comes to deciding what to do about their female-only spaces and services. /1

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Society’s growing awareness and tolerance of an individuals right to self-express their own gender identity is welcome, but it cannot simply be extrapolated into all policy areas. /2
Not when the reason for a women-only policy is *because* of differences between the male and female sex. This is particularly true in sports policy making. /3
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