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RedToothBrush · 20/02/2024 18:01

Love the bias in the headline.

Here's the quote:
The new rules forbade transgender cyclists from competing with biological women, and resulted in an “open” category. To Bridges, however, that constitutes a ban.

“A ban is a ban. You can say you can compete in the open category, but we’re women – we should be able to race in the women’s category,” she said.

Bridges has NOT been banned from cycling. There is no ban of transgender cyclists. Transgender cyclists can compete in the open category.

This is to protect the integrity of women's sport.

Bridges doesn't want to respect this decision and 'train harder' to be competitive in the open category.

And the article is supporting that bias rather than challenging it, in the headline.

WitchyWitcherson · 20/02/2024 17:58

"Fear for safety in open category

The new rules forbade transgender cyclists from competing with biogolical women, and resulted in an “open” category. To Bridges, however, that constitutes a ban.

“A ban is a ban. You can say you can compete in the open category, but we’re women – we should be able to race in the women’s category,” she said.

Bridges expressed concerns about her safety if she were to compete alongside men and disapproved of transgender women being compelled to disclose their identity in order to participate in the category."

🤔

WhamBamThankU · 20/02/2024 17:58

Who'd have thought you should be female at birth to compete in womens sports 😱

MrsOvertonsWindow · 20/02/2024 17:55

What a shame. Never mind.

Helleofabore · 20/02/2024 17:53

Oh yay!!! A court case! Pulease.

InvisibleBuffy · 20/02/2024 17:53

In all honestly, I'd love it if Bridges took this to court. Let's have more sunlight. Let's have it openly argued as to why Bridges thinks Bridges has the right to compete in a differently sexed category. Perhaps it'll set a nice legal precedent for all the actual women losing out to cheats

AmateurNoun · 20/02/2024 17:52

This but doesn't seem to make sense to me:

"Bridges, who has undergone transition and is using testosterone blockers, challenges the validity of the peer-reviewed studies referenced by British Cycling and others. These studies purportedly show that transgender women who have suppressed testosterone maintain a performance advantage even after puberty." (my emphasis)

AutumnCrow · 20/02/2024 17:52

A court case? AYE CRACK ON PAL.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 20/02/2024 17:48

Oh dear, that's sad.

Poor Emily being banned from cycling again