Women athletes launch landmark case against transgender inclusion

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Just seen this in the Times, I hope they win this:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/3788c67a-5d03-4e11-9117-55337d33e8af?shareToken=ebd408db814d6739971c4e974f802c59

I just came to post this.
I love this I really hope they win

Top story in the sports section too, nicely visible.

Excellent. Please God they win.

This is excellent news. It is here too...

https://www.thefp.com/p/exclusive-female-athletes-sue-ncaa-transwomen?utm_source=tfptwitter

I've just got an email from Kara Dansky's Substack.

This is great!

I love that the lawyer is the one who brought the case against lance Armstrong, such a good message of standing up for integrity in sport.

Fucking hurrah! Such brave women standing up against this shit. I really hope they win. I feel incensed for them. The balls on him!! Such fucking entitlement and cowardice.

This is fantastic news.

Brilliant news!

What wonderful news this is!

Here's a link to the lawsuit. Paragraphs 179 - 198 (The Male-Female Sport Performance Gap) clearly and concisely highlights the performance gap between men and women, showing why we need to base competitions on sex, not gender identity. Paragraphs 293-98 cover concussions. There's a wealth of supporting information in the lawsuit.

But there's a big issue about whether Title IX applies to the NCAA. That's covered in paragraphs 32-51.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16CIcxSu2DvL1uPYfY8DcLWy90klGRK74/view?pli=1

God what a week this is turning out to be!
After the unbelievable charade of IWD there is real progress on a number of fronts.

headline is shit ‘against transgender inclusion’.

I agree, that's not a helpful headline.

Always spun to garner sympathy for men.

It's against male invasion and destruction of female sports.

People who identify as transgender can be included just fine in their own sex category, as long as they're not taking any banned substances, just like any other athlete. Of course the males might not win as many medals, which I'm sure is very sad for them.

Excellent news - I wish them every success

Brilliant! I hope they are successful 🤞🤞

Direct link to the video embedded in the article in Helle's post

One of the women's sports associations suggested allowing transgender women into the competition but not allowing them to share locker rooms, prizes, records or scholarships. So they could enjoy playing and competing with women, without destroying the sport. I'm assuming non-contact competition.

I'm not sure - what if women are bumped from the team or heats?

Seems like completely pointless pandering to me. Would they let me get in the pool and have a go, too? I can barely swim better than the doggy paddle but it sounds like a fun experience.

Surely there's limited space in the pool.

I just don't understand what the NCAA get out persisting with this idiocy and not aligning with FINA. I wonder if Lia realises that as soon as they graduate that's the end of this charade and they'll have to go back to the men's category if they want to continue competing at elite level?

Oh, just found this article where it says Lia is suing FINA to allow them to compete at elite level. Yeah, good luck with that sunshine.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/25/transgender-us-swimmer-lia-thomas-taking-legal-action-to-compete-again