@TimesRadio For anyone who follows us you'll know that Dr Williams always uses preferred pronouns when referring to people who identify as transgender. (listen to the full interview if you don't believe it) /2
@TimesRadio NW reply "I've not referred to Laurel as 'he' but I am talking about Laurel's sex which is male".
If we are chastised by using clear language about sex how can we explain our concerns?
Gender identity can be respected while still be clear that a transwoman's sex is male /3
@TimesRadio We don't object to Laurel's inclusion in female weightlifting because Laurel is transgender. That *would* be transphobia.
We object because Laurel's sex is male and she has male performance advantage. We can't talk about this issue without using the words male and female /4
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"How has Hubbard even qualified for the Olympics? At 43, she is 20 years older than the field. Men half Hubbard’s 20-stone bulk can lift bigger weights. Yet she counts among the strongest women in the world" /1
@VictoriaPeckham Like @FondOfBeetles says: When rules permit a medal challenge by a 43 year old male who has taken a 20 year career break and is over 15 years older than the competition, the rules are wrong.
Read the facts ahead of Monday's the super heavy-weight comp /2
@VictoriaPeckham@FondOfBeetles "Samoa shows another way. Embrace gender expression but don’t override sex. Instead of insisting women budge up and lose out, why not make male sports an open category? Insist men “be kind” for once".
Yes - men don't need a protected category - only women do. /3
“If you are prepared to extrapolate from evidence, & consider the fact the have been no openly transgender women at the top level until now, I think the threat to women’s sport has probably been overstated.”
This is the FIRST Olympic cycle & we have THREE world class entries /3
Last year the BBC breached its own guidelines on suicide. Many complained and got brushed off. 7 months later, perseverance and determination paid off, and the head of complaints has now admitted the BBC failed and cut out huge chunks from the article /1
Here's the new version. Ben Hunte's name gone. Gone too outrageous and unsubstantiated claims by Adrian Harrop, Helen Webberley (Gender GP) and an anonymous clinician all saying the Bell ruling will lead to suicide of children /3 bbc.co.uk/news/education…
This is why women's sport is in a mess. The IOC's own medical and science director can't even admit the basics that male puberty provides a performance advantage in strength sports! /1
“There are lots of aspects of physiology and anatomy, and the mental side, that contribute to an elite performance, and it’s very difficult to say, ‘yes, she has an advantage because she went through male puberty,’ when there’s so many other factors to take into account” /2
Why does the Olympics even have any female categories then? Why are males and females separated in the first place? What does the IOC think the key distinction even is?!
Gender ideology students might be forgiven for such ignorance. The IOC cannot. /3
Google “Olympic Dream”. It’s a cliché but it’s everywhere. Listen to interviews during these Games and you’ll hear it over and over from athletes, versions of “it’s always been my dream, and here I am”. /2
After the dream comes true, you’re an Olympian for life. Most Olympians don’t win a medal but they’ll always be Olympians.
That’s why it matters that some women are losing that chance, despite being among the best in the world in their sport /3