Nancy Kelly wants us to support this man's fight to play rugby with women.

[DerekFaker]

Mask off. And replies off as well.

"If you can, support @tigergirl_70 in her fight for an inclusive rugby game #MakeSportEveronesGame"

https://twitter.com/Nancy_M_K/status/1657427311036170242?t=Kt2hAR8OUgKDmG-twWbz5Q&s=19

Nancy's tweet has:

1.1 million views
130 'likes'
811 quote tweets.

Crowdfunder remains at exactly the same amount as it was at this morning. 100 pledges.

Has anyone noticed the Secret Cinema comments in that Crowdfunder? I wonder what it means? Or maybe I don’t.

Is it unusual for no-one to comment, I know she's limited replies but not a single person?

Fuck! That is some grim misogyny right there.

Stealing underwear is a non-contact sexual offence so he’s actually a sex offender, although we’re not allowed to call them that now for fear of hurting their feelings 🤯. Of course all there is to being a woman is dressing ‘sexily’. He can dress however he wants but he’s still a man and should definitely not be playing women’s rugby! I must be a lesbian in my jeans, hoodie and Vans, who knew!

I actually do think TW should be allowed to play rugby - with the other men. Are they genuinely banned from that?

Thank you for this post plus the one on Arcus.
It is always interesting to see where the funding and initiative comes from.

Julie says that transwomen are not permitted to play rugby with men. I have no idea if this is true.

@WickedSerious - she covers the healthcare problem in her menopause podcast. This is from the new blog.
A serious discussion about how passing transpeople are disadvantaged in accessing necessary healthcare. Apparently legally changing sex can have some serious health repercussions.

tigergirl.substack.com/p/transcending-together-10th-may-2023

I reckon if I'd been his wife I'd have quite possibly developed a strong aversion to frilly fetish-bait undies and gone as dull as possible.

It's like the grey rock of underwear.

Dunno about funded. It feels like we're getting fucked by their Ivy League ideologies propagated via Big Tech's global creep n reach though.

no its not true - its just a lie that is parroted to gain sympathy

there is nothing stopping TW playing rugby with other men - except the possibly unwelcoming attitudes of other men and the lack of validation

Well maybe that's the battle they should be fighting. Sure, people who take opposite sex hormones will be disadvantaged and potentially more vulnerable in the game but their attempts to push themselves into women's games show a lack of interest in that fact so I can't imagine they care if they are the ones who are more likely to be hurt and to lose.

If someone chooses to take substances that hinder their game playing ability that is their choice. I agree that transwomen should be able to play rugby with men, and will happily support Julie in their campaign if this is what they are working for.

there is nothing stopping TW playing rugby with other men - except the possibly unwelcoming attitudes of other men and the lack of validation

Apart from the lack of validation what else is stopping them is that they aren't fucking good enough and that is not anyone's problem but their own.

Exactly Arabella - taking drugs that reduce their ability to play sport as well as they did before is not the same “as not being allowed too”

It's the lack of validation, isn't it.

You've just reminded me of this

And for anyone who hasn't seen it, the EQA2010 is quite clear that separating sports by sex is lawful - www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/notes/division/3/14/5

Who saw that coming?

I swear to god this might be the final straw for me. Wtf does he think he is mansplainig menopause to women?

He's built like a brick shithouse. A clear and obvious danger in any contact sport, but especially rugby.

I am sick and tired and disgusted by these women-hating train enthusiasts actively promoting harm to women, again and again.

I had a discussion at work today about this, obviously there was the natural confusion that TW = male, however one of my colleagues is a "Rugby Mum" her son is built like the side of a brick shithouse and her daughter like a little whippet. She summed it up nicely by declaring "well that's a stupid idea".

Her son knocked someone unconscious recently, it was a perfectly legal tackle, but that was the consequence, she said even the difference between her son and daughter when he was her age is striking. We also discussed if even 11/12 was too old to be separating boys and girls.

Everyone agreed with her that it was a stupid idea.

Latest comment on the crowdfunder:

'Huge support for this case going ahead. Males don't belong in women's sport, and the sooner the clear intent of EA2010 is confirmed via case law the better.'

I agree, although I can't actually bring myself to fund this person's case.

If Julie wants to crowdfund for male trans people to be able to play against other men, if it isn't currently possible, I agree that's reasonable, I might even chuck a fiver in. If I don't have more important things to spend it on.