Joining a raft
It looks as if the blockage has been dissolved.
The International Hockey Federation (IHF) and World Triathlon have joined a raft of governing bodies reviewing their policy on the involvement of transgender athletes in women’s sport following last weekend’s ruling by swimming’s top body FINA.
Yesssssssssssssss. Do that.
“We are conducting a review of our transgender policy and this is a current work in progress in consultation with the IOC (International Olympic Committee),” a spokesperson for the IHF told Reuters on Wednesday.
World Triathlon are working on their own guidelines which will be released after the approval of the Executive Board in November, following a review by the medical committee, women’s committee and equality, diversity & inclusion commission.
Once approved, it will be implemented at international level (World Triathlon) and also distributed to all National Federations for their implementation at a local level,” a World Triathlon spokesperson said.
“We have also reached out to the transgender community to receive their feedback and inputs.
“Please tell us just how determined you are to ruin women’s sports.”
World Athletics, soccer’s governing body FIFA and World Netball are reviewing their transgender inclusion policies after FINA’s verdict, the strictest by any Olympic sports body.
Rugby league banned transgender players from women’s international competition until further notice on Tuesday, while the International Cycling Union (UCI) last week tightened its eligibility rules.
LGBT rights group Athlete Ally said FINA’s new eligibility criteria [were] “discriminatory” and “harmful”, while transgender cyclist Veronica Ivy described the policy as “unscientific”.
Well they would say that wouldn’t they.
How about — No biological males shall be allowed to compete in sports competitions for biological females. Let’s test that one out. I know it’s an old, dusty, simplistic idea, but it’s rock solid.
Rhys McKinnon wouldn’t know “unscientific” if he were neck deep in it, which he is.
Ah, the question attributed to the immortal Mandy Rice-Davies of Profumo Scandal fame, although originally couched in the third person singular rather than plural, if I remember my high-school grammar correctly. But as a pair of bullshit shears, it can cut through it all in no time, no matter how hard and crusty.
Certainly needed wherever transgender politics is to be found.
Your high school grammar taught you whether Mandy Rice Davies said they or he?
If I could find my high school grammar book, I would stand by it, and the traditional meanings of ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘they’, ‘it’, etc.
https://inews.co.uk/culture/well-he-would-wouldnt-he-bbcs-the-trial-of-christine-keeler-gets-famous-quote-right-374825
Interesting article. It says that the “… say that…” part was not stated in court, it’s a misquote; the line was “he would, wouldn’t he”. So, even further from “they would say that, wouldn’t they”.