Fair Play For Women

 

4 August 2021

 

Fair Play For Women

9 posts today

“We need to smash the idea that the existing policy is progressive and inclusive. You can’t increase the representation of an underrepresented group by damaging the chances of another underrepresented group. That’s not the way to do it” ...

August 4th @ 5:06 pm |

Fair Play For Women

9 posts today

Today @asknic spoke to @spikedonline about the impact of trans inclusion in women’s sport “We need to move away from the idea that only trans people can talk about trans issues. We all have a sex and we can all be affected by policies that erase sex” ...

August 4th @ 4:49 pm |

Fair Play For Women

9 posts today

RT @JammersMinde: Remember this? Accused of transphobia as she couldn’t cope with a male on the womens closed ward. I know her. She’s a wonderful woman & this had a terrible effect on her. There was more of it too. Suffice to say it was unsafe, ...

August 4th @ 4:39 pm |

Fair Play For Women

9 posts today

RT @helensaxby11: What's the point of having single-sex exceptions in the Equality Act if we keep saying: But not prisons... but not hospitals... but not sports... but not toilets... but not changing rooms... but not refuges... not those things. Just ...

August 4th @ 4:27 pm |

Fair Play For Women

9 posts today

Ever wondered how women’s sport got into this mess with transgender inclusion? How did a blatantly unfair policy come about and why has it persisted for so long? Feminist @helensaxby11 explains all in this guest post for Fair Play For Women. ...

August 4th @ 10:37 am |

Fair Play For Women

9 posts today

Journalists and commentators get so jumpy around the language of women's sex-based rights that they 'hear' transphobia when its not there. We accept and respect anyone's sense of their own gender identity. But we say sex matters too. That's all we ...

August 4th @ 6:48 am |

Fair Play For Women

9 posts today

Listen to this short clip of Dr Nicola Williams on @TimesRadio Drive show on Monday. Falsely accused of 'misgendering' on the radio. "In terms of politeness, to repeatedly refer to her as 'he' isn't the most polite thing to do on the radio is it" /1 ...

August 4th @ 5:35 am |

Fair Play For Women

9 posts today

RT @runthinkwrite: This is the event I'm speaking at (and moderating) tonight. Athletes, trans sports people, coaches, scientists, and philosophers, all working to get this right. Safety, fairness, and maximal inclusion within those constraints. Join ...

August 4th @ 4:50 am |