This is Lisa Carrington. She is a New Zealand canoeist.

She won three gold medals at Tokyo 2020 and became NZ’s most successful Olympian ever. Image
This is Caitlin Regal. She is a New Zealand canoeist.

She won her first Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020. Image
This is Emma Twigg. She is a New Zealand rower.

She won her first Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020. Image
These are Kerry Gowler and Grace Prendergast. They are New Zealand rowers.

They both won their first Olympic gold medals at Tokyo 2020. Image
These are the New Zealand women rugby 7s.

They won gold medals at Tokyo 2020.

Michaela Blyde
Kelly Brazier
Gayle Broughton
Theresa Fitzpatrick
Stacey Fluhler
Sarah Hirini
Shiray Kaka
Tyla Nathan-Wong
Risi Pouri-Lane
Alena Saili
Ruby Tui
Tenika Willison
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These brilliant female athletes gave New Zealand their highest number of gold medals in nearly 30 years.

Well done!
More brilliant NZ sportswomen!

The current netball world champions (and I've seen them play live!)

This is Tupou Neiufu. She is a NZ paralympic swimmer. At two years old, she was injured in a hit a run, and left with a permanent brain injury causing hemiplegia.

She won her first Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020. Image
This is Lisa Adams. She is a NZ paralympic shotputter. She has left hemiplegia.

In 2020, she won her first Olympic gold medal and, in separate competition, set the world record for her event. Image
This is Sophie Pascoe. She is a NZ paralympic swimmer. At 2 yrs old, she suffered severe leg injuries, resulting in left amputation below the knee, in an accident.

She did not win her first gold medal at Tokyo 2020.

She joined an elite club of 40 athletes with 10 Olympic golds. Image
This is Anna Grimaldi. She is a NZ paralympic sprinter and longjumper. She was born without a functional right forearm/hand.

She jumped her way to her second Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020. Image
This is Holly Robinson. She is a NZ paralympic javelin thrower. She was born without a left forearm/hand.

She won her first Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020. Image

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30 Sep
And one of the first NGBs to come out against the SCEG report which clarifies that inclusion of transwomen compromises fairness/safety for females?

A combat sport. Where the aim is to deliberately strike your opponent to harm them.
The SCEG report requires the prioritisation of inclusion to make assessments of fairness/safety. Done this, @thebkc?

Are you gonna introduce game modifications to secure safety, like making kickboxing non-contact?

Consulted your stakeholders?

@fairplaywomen
This is what a mediocre male kick-boxer can do to an elite female kick-boxer.

You have a special duty, more than most other governing bodies, to protect your female athletes, as far as is possible within the spirit of the sport, from harm.
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30 Sep
Here is an interesting summary of the interviews/interviewees that Sports Councils UK consulted when developing their new transgender guidelines.

equalityinsport.org/docs/300921/Pr…
From Page 10 onwards.

Those interviewees who supported inclusion of transgender people, often without any restriction or requirement, made very cogent arguments as to why others were wrong and that over time, they would be shown to have been on “wrong side of history”.
It was suggested that those transgender individuals who wanted to participate in sport were looking to feel part of something: They had often endured a difficult adolescence but perhaps sport was a significant part in their previous life, and they were reluctant to lose this.
Read 16 tweets
30 Sep
Regarding case-by-case inclusion, here is the full section in the new Sports Councils UK guidelines for transgender inclusion.
‘Case-by-case’ assessment is unlikely to be practical nor verifiable for entry into gender [sex] affected sports.
NGBs [national governing bodies] may wish to consider the following when determining the appropriateness of this:
> It has not been scientifically validated as to whether any parameters of physical capacity or ability can be defined with a certain cut-off point at which someone is considered appropriately ‘female’ or appropriately ‘male’.
Read 13 tweets
30 Sep
Sports Councils UK - Guidance for Transgender Sports Councils UK Inclusion in Domestic Sport.

10 guiding principles.

equalityinsport.org/docs/300921/Gu…
1. All of the Sports Councils are committed to the inclusion of transgender people in sport and physical activity.

The introduction of new and different models within sport offers an alternative option to meet the needs of people.
2. Categorisation within the sex binary is and remains the most useful and functional division relative to sporting performance.

Sports should retain sex categorisation.
Read 14 tweets
29 Sep
Dear @DavidLammy

The cervix is a region of the uterus. It has a unique cellular and tissue composition, mirroring its unique functions within the female sexual and reproductive cycle.

Here is a helpful diagram.
I have written about its development, structure and function here.
The cervix is not merely ‘a place at the end of a vagina’.
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27 Sep
With this comment, Peter demonstrates the disconnect of understanding between what sex is and how sex is expressed.

Here follows some cutlery.
This is a knife. It’s function is to Cut Stuff.

This knife is relatively blunt and tame-looking. I wouldn’t recommend peeling an apple with it.
Here is another knife, which Cuts Stuff.

This is a beast of a knife. You could peel an apple with this. And your fingers, if you’re not careful.
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