World Athletics transgender women ban

Sanity returning to Women's sports and welcome recognition that providing role models in this area is of much greater importance than pandering to fringe pressure groups.

Show how far it had gone when women's sport being reserved for women makes headlines.

Seems perfectly sensible and I'd like to think the governing body have done their homework and consulted which the article suggests they have.

I'm reclaiming the word. I know a lot of people do appreciate it isn't a negative one.

Precisely

You can agree that it's up to the governing body of a sport to decide who is allowed to participate and still think that Transwomen are women - the two aren't mutually exclusive.

I've no issue with a governing body making these decisions.

Gender is a complex issue and the question that Kier Starmer was asked was a simplistic one and designed as a 'gotcha'

This is what happened.

"Speaking to LBC’s Nick Ferrari during a phone-in, Sir Keir, the Labour leader, was asked multiple times whether or not “a woman can have a penis”.

“I don’t think that discussing this issue in this way helps anyone in the long run,” he said.

“What I want to see is a reform of the law as it is, but I am also an advocate of safe spaces for women and I want to have a discussion that is... Anybody who genuinely wants to find a way through this, I want to discuss that with. I do find that too many people – in my view – retreat or hold a position of which is intolerant of others.

“And that’s not picking on any individual at all, but I don’t like intolerance, I like open discussion.”

"Asked by a caller whether it was fair that transgender women were allowed to compete in women’s sports, Sir Keir said it was a matter “for the sporting bodies to decide for themselves”, acknowledging that there were “difficult questions”.




What's wrong with that answer?

Note the difference in the tone and content of the comments between those who support trans people yet are capable of accepting a decision that doesn't ostensibly align with their position, compared with those who don't and aren't.

Sensible decision. Sure there will eventually be open categories at major events to accommodate trans people etc.

Surely the "open" category would just get dominated by the men? That's why the women only category exists.

He's an Old Reigatian.

Decision has been made by the ruling body of the sport after careful consideration.

Which is how all sports should approach the issue.