Coach Linda Blade (elite coach and author ofThe End of Women's Sport) and Save Women's Sport on the Mess We're In

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SWS's Beth Stelzer from the start start and Coach Blade at 32 mins. 2 phenomenally brave and knowledgeable women speaking up to protect women's sports.

Also Katherine Deves, Australian activist from 50 mins.

Coach Blade says this think tank has done survey on Canadians' attitudes to tw in women's sport, and are reporting their findings today.

www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/event/level-playing-field-sex-gender-fairness-womens-sport/

BY A FOUR-TO-ONE MARGIN, CANADIANS BELIEVE TRANSGENDER ATHLETES’ PARTICIPATION IN WOMEN’S SPORT IS “UNFAIR”: NEW MLI POLL

www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/gender-womens-sports-poll/

I'll start a new thread on. the MLI poll

This was great love love love Coach Blade in particular. I hope she's pleased about the poll results!

She's bloody fantastic, isn't she! I've learned so much watching her interviews. I'm so glad her book has become a best seller in Canada.

Anyone else find themselves really looking forward to the weekly Mess? Absolutely loved last week's with Helen Joyce. Love Helen Staniland and Arty too. It's like someone letting light and fresh air into a really rank, fetid room. So shit that this kind of witty, intelligent discussion can no longer be screened on mainstream media.

@notagermannoun

Anyone else find themselves really looking forward to the weekly Mess? Absolutely loved last week's with Helen Joyce. Love Helen Staniland and Arty too. It's like someone letting light and fresh air into a really rank, fetid room. So shit that this kind of witty, intelligent discussion can no longer be screened on mainstream media.

Totally. I have to check in every so often to reassure myself I'm not going insane. Helen Staniland and Arty Morty keep Graham grounded somehow? He gets all wound up sometimes, not surprising I suppose given his treatment by the 'liberal' media. Helen's laugh is a good antidote to stress !

I love ‘the Mess’ - it’s sanity and a safe harbour in a cruel world. This week’s most interesting point for me was when Coach Blade said she was the only woman on a committee of men who were waving through these changes in sports, what she called ‘the end of women’s sport’ and not one of them could see a problem with it! That is why this ideology has gained so much - there are not enough women on boards making the decisions. Thank you Helen, Arty & Graham. Xxx

Does it always come as a podcast? Some have popped up in my feed but not many and not for a few weeks now?

I try to catch it live on YouTube, but I think they do release a podcast after.

@EdinburghFeminist

Does it always come as a podcast? Some have popped up in my feed but not many and not for a few weeks now?

They are on Youtube live every Wednesday at 4pm. They have "Extra Mess" if it's been a busy week in gender woo (e.g. if there's a court case on) and for one off interviews - no fixed day/time for these. I also subscribe to Glinner's Substack and usually get the heads up on all the latest developments from there.

I agree with PPs. I find myself feeling so down about what is happening to women's rights because of the TR movement. I always feel better after TMWI - the humour, compassion and bravery of Glinner, Helen and Arty never fail to give me a boost, no matter how bad things are looking.