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'There are, of course, those who claim this new policy is discriminatory and transphobic. But these claims are, frankly, ridiculous. 'There’s nothing discriminatory about saying only biological females can compete in female sport - after all, the male category is, and always will be, open to everyone.' 👇

@Vroniholzmann @CrunchAlias I'm a woman and I absolutely have a problem with biological men in women's single sex spaces and sports. Other than that - no problems! Can you see the difference?

@CrunchAlias I'm a woman and I have no problem with trans people. It's not about gender, it's about transphobia.

TRAs: “We have women’s best interests at heart, and we know that women will feel violated and insulted by a sex test.” Women: “No, we won’t.” TRAs: “Yes, you will, you nazi bigots!”

Some days you can’t love social media enough. This is one of those days. It began like this. Someone stole 12 tons of KitKats. And then the replies started coming in. Scroll down.

@jack_turban @RaskinSalmo @Scienceofsport @hoovlet Because middle aged, overweight, mediocre at peak male athletes are only just competitive against young, elite female athletes at Olympic level. But they definitely beat females at lower level competitions. Just check out @hecheateddotorg

@RaskinSalmo @Scienceofsport @hoovlet If tr*ns people are 1% of the population and have a competitive advantage, why has a trans woman never medaled at the Olympics?

If the estimated incidence of CAIS is between 1/20,000 and 1/99,000, and CAIS does not confer a competitive advantage, how can in the 1996 Olympic Games 3/3382 (1/1127) female athletes were diagnosed as CAIS??? @Scienceofsport @hoovlet

Cervical cancer is going to be eliminated Yes eliminated! Happening in the US 🇺🇸, Australia 🇦🇺, Sweden 🇸🇪, and my home country Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Why ?? VACCINES !!! The HPV one in this case A medical miracle !!

@TrpPotichu @JenniferSey First off - more detailed blood tests, then possibly some scans. Any genital examination would be a final stage - and only done with full informed consent. As all female genital exams are done now.

@JenniferSey How do you think exams are done if someone comes as SRY positive?

Weird and troubling story, bro. I’m gonna go out on a limb here: I predict zero genital checks not only in Olympic sports but sports of all levels.

“They’ve no unfair advantage if they’ve had hormone treatment” Around a dinner table, we might call this an “assertion.” In a scientific sense, we might call this a “hypothesis.” When it’s repeatedly and unquestionably platformed on a news channel, we might call this “propaganda.”

"There's only 3 trans girls in Guides" "Only one trans woman ever competed at the Olympics" OK, so, let's switch this around then... If it's only a tiny minority, why do YOU care so much about access to Guides / women's category? OH! It's about the PRINCIPLE?! NOW I GET IT!! 🤦‍♀️

@alleria_eh It's a one off cheek swab, far less invasive than the regular doping tests they have to do. Or a cervical smear. Or an STI check. Or a scan in pregnancy. Women are absolutely fine with this. For some reason it's men who are freaking out.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IRAN DID NOT HAVE ANY NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THAT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WAS OPEN FOR BUSINESS BEFORE TRUMP STARTED THE EPSTEIN WAR 🤷

@PeterTatchell Elite female athletes are not intentionally drugged weak men. No means No.

Olympic ban on all trans women competing in women’s events is unjustified They’ve no unfair advantage if they’ve had hormone treatment It reduces muscle mass, bone density & physical strength & endurance. Their performance declines to that of ‘biological’ women Individual assessment. No blanket ban @TransLucent_Org @TransITCUK @Mams4Trans @Transgendertrd @TransgenderNews @TransActionBloc @TransPride @LDNtranspride @TransNewsDesk @Mermaids_Gender @BobbityP @TransYouth @transgreens @RuthDavidsonPC @hillarytaylorvi @ZackPolanski @TheGreenParty @rachelmillward @MothinAli @LgbtqIndia @BuzzFeedLGBTQ @lgbtiqa_greens @LGBTIQAGreenLon @LGBTIQRights @LindaRiley8 @DIVAmagazine @glaad @HRC @hilarypepper @CliffJoannou @benjaminbutter

Dear people of the UK when you go to vote on May 7th, just before you write the X in the box count to 10 and think about what's happening in America because their electorate voted in a complete fucking imbecile, you have been warned, don't live to regret your decision 🙏

@SportSEENuk @AntonSavageShow @NTBreakfast Weak men aren't women's problem.

“What about the transgender athletes (biological males) - it leaves them in a position that their sporting lives are over… it makes them incapable of being elite in the category they are transitioning away from” @AntonSavageShow SEEN in Sport sets the record straight

@NotFarLeftAtAll What's embarrassing? Our national sport? How unpatriotic of you

Embarrassing

British Prime Minister Starmer told The President of the United States 🇺🇸 “You can mock me all you want, but I'm not sending British 🇬🇧 kids to die for your losing war.” 😂😂😂😂 Starmer has my support.

'desexed language may undermine clear communication, is poorly accepted and risks obscuring women’s health needs.' A qualitative systematic review of the implications of desexed language in women’s healthcare and healthcare literature journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17….

@KirstiMiller30 @ScottOlive5415 @jk_rowling Only one talking about inspecting children's genitals here is you.

@ScottOlive5415 @jk_rowling Nonce tests

Thanks to @jk_rowling and Donald Trump children in sports are now being forced to go through nonce-like tests as a prerequisite to ride a bike or swim a lap or run a mile.

@grralph @KirstiMiller30 @jk_rowling It's a cheeky swab. Less invasive than the mandatory drug tests.

@KirstiMiller30 @jk_rowling It is absolutely disgusting. You can guess the character of all those lining up to be the scrutineers.

Dear Phoebe, I read your Observer piece this morning on the reported “exodus” from Girlguiding - and I was genuinely shocked. Not because you presented a different perspective to my recent Telegraph reporting on the problems within Girlguiding. That’s part of journalism. But because you chose to include the case of a six-year-old little boy who reportedly tried to cut off his own penis - after being told he couldn't be part of Rainbows (the section of Girlguiding for 5–7 year olds). Presenting it as evidence of a problem with Girlguiding’s admissions policy. It is not. It is a deeply distressing account involving a very young child - and, on any view, a serious welfare concern. Framing it otherwise is a profound failure of editorial judgement. You also refer to this male child throughout using female pronouns, including the phrase “her penis”. I appreciate this may reflect current editorial conventions. But it sits uneasily with the basic duty of a journalist to report clearly and accurately on material facts. I was already aware of this case through my own reporting for the Sunday Telegraph. I made a conscious decision not to include it at this stage - both because a minor is involved and because of the ethical considerations that arise when reporting on such sensitive situations. Those considerations are not optional. You will know, as I do, that journalism is not simply about presenting competing narratives. It is about establishing facts clearly, handling vulnerable subjects with care and exercising judgement about what should - and should not - be used to advance an argument. I trained as a journalist in the early 2000s - a good 20 years earlier than you did - but to my knowledge nothing has changed. Good journalism should bring clarity. It should not muddy the facts - in order to promote an ideological position. In this context, that means being clear about sex - a material fact that is both legally and practically relevant. I appreciate you may be under pressure from colleagues or editors to frame stories in a particular way - or to use she/her pronouns, or the phrase “her penis”. But that doesn’t make it right. Earlier this week, the Manchester Evening News reported a violent murder as being committed by a woman - one of many examples of inaccurate reporting around sex and gender. In this case, even the Crown Prosecution Service - the public body responsible for prosecuting criminal cases in England and Wales - also reported the crime inaccurately. So that’s two professions we should be able to trust to tell the truth - providing inaccurate information. Crime statistics matter. Without accurate data on who is committing serious violence, we cannot properly understand it - let alone prevent it. I considered raising this privately, or writing to your editor. But this issue is too important to be brushed aside with a “thank you for your feedback”. I’m happy to discuss it with you privately, or to support a conversation with your editor if that would be helpful. But I hope this gives you - and your colleagues - serious pause for thought. Because it is very much needed. Janet