SHARRON DAVIES: Females Must Be Given A Fair Chance To Compete
Those that understand sport know that this is wrong. They are afraid to speak up because of the abuse they would get.
Swimmers in the US have been told they'll be stripped of their scholarships if they criticise what is going on. Coaches and officials fear losing their jobs were they to take a stand.
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They can be extremely abusive and have even threatened my children. Just as worrying is that this abuse is mostly coming from men, and is incredibly misogynistic. It's the worst I've ever known. Most hide behind social media.
The post said: 'Im [sic] really sorry to barge in on you Mumsnetters with my problems, but I've finally been suspended from Twitter and I have a feeling they're either going to ban me or just take my verified tick.
It has been obvious for several years that the rules around transgender participation in sport were unfair to biological females and promised to create the kind of mess that we have seen in the Atlanta pool.
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I would like Lia to be free to compete in a category appropriate to her biological sex and I want her to feel welcome when doing it, not to touch the wall to silence.
I have always wanted fair sport for females — they must have an equal chance of success in sport, where physiology is vital to performance. Bodies do sport, not feelings.
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The atmosphere when a trans swimmer controversially triumphed at the United States college championships last week was uncomfortable at best and I am amazed the sporting authorities did not act sooner to prevent it.
I could see this happening when the International Olympic Committee changed the rules so that trans women could compete in the women's category as long as they underwent a very limited period of testosterone suppression.
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- Fuerst created the group SHARRON DAVIES: Females Must Be Given A Fair Chance To CompeteThose that understand sport know that this is wrong. They are afraid to speak up because of the abuse they would get. Swimmers in the US have been told they'll be stripped of their scholarships if they criticise what is going on. Coaches and...