Thread by @fairplaywomen

To develop their trans participation guidance the sports councils have undertaken the most comprehensive and in-depth consultation to date. This is impressive and should be considered the gold standard approach /1

@sportscotland @Sport_England @uk_sport @SportNINet @sportwales

@sportscotland @Sport_England @uk_sport @SportNINet @sportwales 166 one-to-one interviews were conducted. 98 had a minimum of 20 years involvement in organised sport such as athlete, coach, sports physician, medical specialist, sports scientist, inclusion officer, volunteer, official. Nearly all had an extensive lived experience in sport /2

@sportscotland @Sport_England @uk_sport @SportNINet @sportwales "10% of those approached declined the invitation, variously saying that the topic was “too toxic” or not wanting to “put their head above the parapet”. Some were senior people within British sport or *held advocacy roles for transgender inclusion*" /3

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@sportscotland @Sport_England @uk_sport @SportNINet @sportwales A further 38 individuals came from associated agencies, charities, funded partners & advocacy groups. The data from the interviewees from special interest groups were largely (but not entirely) predictable given that they were stakeholders with a declared agenda. /4

@sportscotland @Sport_England @uk_sport @SportNINet @sportwales 28 sports have been represented in the interviews. An
additional 27 sports were subsequently contacted through on-line surveys, to a total of 54 sports being canvassed in this research. /5

@sportscotland @Sport_England @uk_sport @SportNINet @sportwales Of the 166 interviewees, 43% (70) were female. 20 were transgender individuals or family members. 21% (34) of the interviewees came from a Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic background. Ten interviewees came from a Paralympic or disabled background either as competitors or staff. /6

@sportscotland @Sport_England @uk_sport @SportNINet @sportwales In total, when combining interviewees and survey requests, the project reached out to 785 individuals who represented approximately 175 organisations. Information was ultimately gleaned from 135 survey responders and 166 interviewees /7