Fair play to them
Women’s Party UK held a public meeting this evening on keeping women’s sport women-only. (I assume it’s over now, at nearly 11 their time.) It was at a large venue and the place was packed.
Huge #WPUKFairPlay public meeting on keeping women’s sport female-only in central London. Sharron Davies @sharrond62 speaking, video messages from @Tanni_GT & @damekellyholmes, in the audience is @Daley_thompson. pic.twitter.com/zFP2XB95YC
— Hannah Bayman (@hannahbayman) July 10, 2019
The room is absolutely packed.
Do not underestimate the importance of this topic to #Women#WPUKFairPlay pic.twitter.com/V8CF95BMxA
— FiLiA (@FiLiA_charity) July 10, 2019
Now for the science bit: Up now Dr Emma Hilton @FondOfBeetles, developmental biologist, is telling us why transition does not take away men’s advantage in sport. #WPUKFairplay
— Karen Ingala Smith (@K_IngalaSmith) July 10, 2019
"What I find terrible about the whole situation is the intimidation [that prevents] free speech" @sharrond62 #WPUKFairPlay
Athletes young and old that she speaks to all feel the same way, most are afraid to speak up despite their information being based on scientific fact. pic.twitter.com/vgZXjUmZJ8— Nicola (@scrapegroat) July 10, 2019
A good point made by @FondOfBeetles – why did the IOC compare testosterone levels of trans women only to those of men rather than those of women? And that’s not even considering the other physical advantages males have over females #WPUKFairPlay
— Trace (@50shadesoftrace) July 10, 2019
Yes why didn’t they? Obviously one could have testosterone levels lower than those of men but still higher than those of women.
#WPUKFairPlay @sharrond62 is telling us how she speaks to elite athletes all the time, young and elite and they all feel the same way as her on this topic. She is here to speak out knowing the pressure that is there preventing others from speaking out…
— Womans_Place_UK (@Womans_Place_UK) July 10, 2019
Sharron Davies admits to being so vocal because she was cheated as an elite athlete by “state run doping programmes.” She is not happy with the ‘intimidation’ around this debate. #WPUKFairPlay
— Sonia Poulton (@SoniaPoulton) July 10, 2019
Women can stop this, especially if it’s true that a massive silent majority of female athletes are opposed to allowing transwomen to compete in female divisions. So far the opponents have been successfully portrayed as a small group of radicals. If it becomes clear women as a whole feel this is an invasion of their space, people will be less inclined to put up with the wokesplaining.
Great way of putting it.