Current police policy is to record crime based on whatever sex the perpetrator says he is. First revealed by us in 2019. /2 fairplayforwomen.com/police_record_…
Data collection needs an overhaul. Sex is a fundamental variable and must not be conflated with ideological concepts such as gender identity. /3 fairplayforwomen.com/stop-conflatin…
Next we need @IpsoNews to update its guidance on transgender reporting to stop newspapers reporting male crimes as if they were female crimes /4 fairplayforwomen.com/ipso_complaint…
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Something big happened around 2015. There was a surge of transgender policies. Few noticed and other stakeholders were not consulted. This sloppy practice led to the mess we are in today /1
It was around this time that trans-activists captured the gay rights organisation Stonewall. /2
In 2016 we also saw prison policy change to allow male prisoners to self identify as trans and move to women’s prisons. /3
British Kickboxing Council reveals itself as unprofessional and reckless with this knee jerk response to a serious report by UK sports councils. If this dodgy outfit gets tax payer funding from @sportengland that needs an urgent review.
Sport Councils conducted hundreds of interviews. This is the first comprehensive assessment of the views concerning the impact of trans inclusion on others. /1
"Women from a BAME background argued that success in sport was perhaps a key opportunity to achieve in a Britain where they were discriminated against because of both their sex and their race, and this was just another example of how society did them a disservice" /2
"Many interviewees were exasperated that women’s sports had made great strides in terms of participation numbers in the last 20 years, often in the face of male indifference, but that now this was all to be put at risk." /3
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 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
They evaluated the impact of their guidelines on ALL NINE protected characteristics. Not just gender reassignment, but all other equality strand too. This is the way to do it right. /2
RACE: "some respondents reported that the inclusion of transgender people in sport could be a barrier to participation for some people from ethnically diverse
communities. Therefore, race is referenced in the guidance as a consideration" /3
Sports must now make a choice – they either prioritise the views of male-born people in female sport at the expense of women and girls. Or they can protect the future of women’s sport by looking for new ways to increase participation of transwomen. /1
The Sports Councils have put forward an option that is fair and inclusive for everyone in sport: an Open category for all alongside a fair and safe female sex category. If sports really want to be maximally inclusive, that’s what they’ll do. /2 equalityinsport.org/resources/inde…
Remember, trans people can already play sport. They are not excluded from sport. Most sports already have an open category and trans people can and do play there. /3