@ClrBlwrs @leoniegiles @BritAthletics Your post would suggest you havent actually seen the ranges of kit that professional female athletes have to choose from but have chosen to post this as rage bait. Well done, you must be very proud
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Interested in arguments, not arguing. Mostly looking at all things sex, gender, politics, identity and trying to work out what it means
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@leoniegiles @BritAthletics No, loads of girls give up sport as they get older because of the outfits. Holly Bradshaw designed her own outfit because the standard one was so revealing.
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The golden girls 👑
Georgia Hunter Bell, Molly Caudery and Keely Hodgkinson have all won gold medals in Poland this evening 🥰
#WorldIndoorChamps
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Surely transphobia too, right? That seems about the same level of relevance to this crime as islamophibia has....
Zack Polanski@ZackPolanski
And this is an exact reminder of why we must stand against both Antisemitism and Islamophobia. The cynical forces who seek to divide our communities must never win. We will stand together.
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This is peak leftist twitter. @helenstaniland highlights a confused TRA bringing abortion in a thread about men in womens spaces, and the come-back is accusing her of hating anime. Never had a tweet been proved so on point so quickly
Dubhán@01Dubhan
@helenstaniland You hate anime because the female characters actually look like women and most TERFs look like men starting on HRT. Did it ever occur to you that the birth rate of western civilization keeps falling because modern women are too ugly to fuck. Also abortion rights are gun rights.
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Turns out men arnt women. Who knew!?
Bold Politics@_BoldPolitics
Dr Amir Khan on Bold Politics with Zack Polanski 👇
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@DuncanHenry78 Has this guy got a 'trans kid' or something? He seems to be all my TL at the moment spouting some stuff that seemed to be big back in 2022
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Leo the idea that some men aren’t “manly” enough to be “real men” is definitely not new to western culture.
“Third gender” has nothing to do with science and everything to do with sexism and homophobia.
Which you are apparently celebrating.
There is a certain type of gay man that’s all too happy to boot “feminine” men out of manhood so they can point and say “no no I’m a real man even though I’m gay. It’s those other men that aren’t like us”
Don’t be that guy Leo. All men are equally men. Man isn’t a performance or an identity. Third genders are regressive and sexist.
Leo Varadkar@LeoVaradkar
Nepal has elected its first trans Member of Parliament. Like other Asian countries, Nepal recognises a third gender for people who do not fit neatly into male/man or female/women. The idea that gender can be fluid or non-binary is not a new or western idea. It has been around for millennia and exists in many cultures
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@DejaQ72 @Rob56200474 @Artemisfornow @GinaJarman361 I assume this is a joke but if not watch any basic astronomy YouTube video
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@Rob56200474 @Artemisfornow @GinaJarman361 If we're on a spinning ball moving at vast speeds through an expanding universe & have been for billions of yrs as mainstream suggests, how do we see the same constellations in the sky every year rotating around?... almost like we're stationary 🤔
Im not a FE, but do ponder this
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🚨 Oh look the conspiracy theorists were right again.
Ed’s department literally called turning up your heating “IMMORAL BEHAVIOUR .”
It seems that if you don’t behave and keep your home cold, in the future they might just have to do it for you…using your SMART meter 🚨
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@EnglandFootball @EnglandFootball can you confirm that will strongly fight against girls being excluded as a result of boys who identify as girls wanting to take their places in their teams? That would be a powerful statement
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71% of girls feel excluded by boys in primary school football.
A barrier that starts early.
It’s time to break it.
#MadeForThisGame #BreakingBarriers
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@TorenTYlfa @mariekehoogwout @helenstaniland Having a specific mental health condition diagnosed in adulthood does not change your sex at birth
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@mariekehoogwout @helenstaniland Wrong.
A trans woman, was born female, not male.
In the same way,
A trans man was born male, not female.
Per Gender Dysphoria ( a medical condition)
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Self‑ID isn’t a special rule for trans people @helenstaniland it’s just the basic principle that people are the primary source of truth about their own identity. When someone says they’re trans, they’re describing an internal experience only they can know. That’s not the same as making an external claim like “a billionaire is paying me,” which is something that can be verified or disproven.
And the part that always gets missed: everyone already self-identifies.
C1s people say “I’m a woman” or “I’m a man” without presenting chromosomes, medical records, or childhood documentation. We accept people’s identities in every other area of life religion, sexuality, culture, neuro divergence, names, pronouns, boundaries because the person living that experience is the one who knows it.
Self‑ID simply applies that same standard to gender. It doesn’t erase biology, it doesn’t remove safeguards, and it doesn’t override material reality. It just recognises that gender identity isn’t something strangers can diagnose from the outside.
Trans people aren’t asking for special treatment.
They’re asking for the same recognition c1s people already receive without question.
But of course I'm expecting you to still have a problem with this.
Helen Staniland@helenstaniland
@theklutzydom Have you not heard about self-id? If a person tells you they're trans, do you not necessarily believe them? If you say that billionaires are giving me money, you need to show your evidence.
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@TorenTYlfa @helenstaniland So given that self ID refers only to identity, (not sex - your words) and doesnt override material reality (your words) are you happy that when sex is the determining factor, transwomen (males) should NOT be allowed to self ID into female spaces?
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@helenstaniland No, there's no element of " special treatment" going on at all Helen.
You as always yet again spew your script of bile towards a minority.
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@catsiesxx @sleepy_devo "nobody reasonable" kinda rules out every last trans advocate.
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nobody reasonable actually thinks that trans women metamorphose into biological females you fucking retard.
the ask is not "believe that men are women", it's "don't be an asshole". you don't have to like trans people. you do have to leave them alone.
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@sleepy_devo @machukorz I'd say it's about as likely as a man ever becoming a woman.
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@sleepy_devo Pro tip - never use the phrase "nobody... actually thinks....." when dealing with trans activists- no matter how you caveat it. They will always be quick to prove you wrong....
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@TrpPotichu @MarioNawfal I mean, that sounds like precisely the right answer. If someone has gone through male puberty there is no way they should be competing in the male comps. I assume we can both agree on that
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@logi_con @MarioNawfal Banned are mostly women with PAIS, 5ARD and possibly others like ovotesticular syndrome, chimerism or mosaicism. But basically every woman with Y chromosomes will have problems because they have to prove they didn't undergo "male puberty".
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🚨 The Olympics Committee is reportedly planning to ban transgender and intersex athletes from women's events completely.
They'd also make all female athletes undergo genetic sex testing to compete.
This is a huge reversal since they dropped universal sex testing after the 1996 Olympics and have avoided blanket transgender rules for years.
The recommendations are expected sometime in the first half of 2026.
Over 80 human rights groups are calling it a "catastrophic erosion of women's rights" and pushing back hard.
Source: Reuters
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@ab_wxm @Auspatriot33 Saying the exact thing everyone else is saying all the time is not exactly cutting edge satire....
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@Auspatriot33 Yeah, why should comedy make fun of one of the most powerful men in the world?
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Calling it now. The sketches will be:
One about Trump and Iran
One about the Epstein Files
One about Peter Mandelson
One about Prince Harry or the King
One about ‘the far right’
One about Keir Starmer
One about whatever news has happened on Friday
None will be funny.
Saturday Night Network@thesnlnetwork
SNL UK Promo with Tina Fey 🇬🇧 Live on Sky and streaming service NOW every Saturday from 21 March, or catch-up on demand!
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@TrpPotichu @MarioNawfal What type of specific medical conditions are you referring to here? 'Intersex' is a broad, poorly defined term particularly when used on X. What precisly are you referring to?
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@playmatejaylene @MarioNawfal women in mens sport should be allowed if the woman is better than another competing man, it would be impressive af!
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When you separte out the lies from the truth in this post, its actually almost unequivocal good news. The only caveat being "80 human rights groups" who desperately want to see men in women sports... one step at a time!
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨 The Olympics Committee is reportedly planning to ban transgender and intersex athletes from women's events completely. They'd also make all female athletes undergo genetic sex testing to compete. This is a huge reversal since they dropped universal sex testing after the 1996 Olympics and have avoided blanket transgender rules for years. The recommendations are expected sometime in the first half of 2026. Over 80 human rights groups are calling it a "catastrophic erosion of women's rights" and pushing back hard. Source: Reuters
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@Thesagemann @MarioNawfal This is a lie and you know it. There is no ban of trans people in womens comps - its a ban of male people in womens comps
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The reported IOC shift universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and a blanket ban on transgender/intersex competitors marks a major reversal from post-1996 policy and the 2021 inclusion framework. While aimed at fairness in women's categories, critics (80+ human rights/sport groups) call it a catastrophic erosion of women's rights, citing privacy violations, lack of scientific consensus on advantages, and harm to all women via invasive policing.
The IOC should prioritize evidence-based, transparent rules that balance fairness, inclusion, and dignity avoiding blanket exclusions that risk discrimination.
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@rohantalbot @TheSimonEvans Ok, but what would any one of thoae kind, civic minded people do if you wore a t shirt with a picture of Mohammed in front of them? If they were designing law and policy about gay people or women? They would act in an way antithetical to their religion? Or not?
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@TheSimonEvans You need to touch grass. Among those praying you will meet some of the loveliest, kindest, most civic minded people you'll ever meet. You're telling on yourself, not them.
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Made him laugh because he imagines the very scenarios that no one has objected to for years precisely because they are not a grotesque and sinister show of literal physical strength in numbers dominating an iconic British square. The melt.
Rohan Talbot@rohantalbot
Made me laugh because I also imagined Nick fuming at old people doing Tai Chi in the park or kids dressed up for a parade on Purim. If you feel "dominated" by a bunch of geezers praying outside it says more about you than them. Just try to be more chill, please.
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