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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Trans rugby players, safety issues Today prog

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HelgaHere1 · 06/03/2020 16:24

There was a piece about transgender players of rugby and safety issues on the Today programme this morning. At 2hr :37 min into the prog.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fx1h

Ross Tucker was interviewed, he is a member of World Rugby’s Transgender Working Group. He started ‘Rugby has a few specific issues around contact that other sports may not, the physicality of the game. There are questions that need to be addressed around whether a person who transitions from male to female retains a degree of strength, size, bulk, speed, power which then might create imbalances that might lead to safety concerns. We had to address all the arguments in order to make an informed decision………’

Sorry if this has already been posted about, couldn't see it anywhere.

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mcduffy · 06/03/2020 16:39

yes, there was one here
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3840693-R4-Today-Rugby-gets-it

HelgaHere1 · 06/03/2020 19:32

I assumed from the interview that Shawn Gatewood was making the point that she was a FtoM playing happily in men's rugby but she is a FtoM playing in Women's rugby - WTF

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