The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken another step to erase women from sport. The prestigious Women and Sports Awards have been scrapped in favour of the IOC Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champions (the Awards).
Female athletes are finding their voice. And overwhelmingly, they are saying “NO”! No to males in their sporting divisions, no to males in changerooms. No to males stealing prize money and podium places set apart for female athletes.
The Australian Sports Commission has released a new report on Transgender and Gender Diverse Inclusion Guidelines for High Performance Sport.
Male tennis boss Craig Tiley has announced he will advocate for males who appropriate female stereotypes to be allowed to play in the women’s divisions.
Chelsea Mitchell is arguably the fastest girl in Connecticut, but the track records fail to reflect this as males who appropriate female stereotypes fill the top spots. Mitchell, along with three other female athletes, will challenge the unfair athletics policy in court.
An extremely violent male criminal holds the female Parkrun title in the UK.
Every week new stories emerge about males taking the place of women in sport. Stories of female athletes who are forced to be silent if they want to keep competing. Female athletes who are forced to concede spaces, prizes, opportunities and scholarships for the sake of boys who lie and expect everyone to treat them as female.
Another week in sport, another week of male bodied participants insisting they be counted as female.
In NSW, Football NSW set the rules for Futsal, an indoor version of soccer. There are age divisions, male and female divisions and a mixed competition.
Another male has stolen first place and prize money from women in sport, this time in cycling. The 27 year old male, Austin Killip, won the prestigious race and took home $35,000.
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