Category: Women’s Sport

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Sport Dominoes Are Falling

But how far will it go?

Courage. Justice for Women.

Sebatian Coe
The World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, has hailed swimming’s decision to ban transgender women from elite female competition as in “the best interests of its sport” – and hinted that track and field could soon follow suit.

Lord Coe was in Budapest on Sunday as swimming’s governing body, Fina, voted to bar trans athletes who have experienced any part of male puberty from cisgender women’s events. Within 24 hours he announced that the World Athletics council would also be reviewing its transgender and DSD (differences in sex development) athletes policies at the end of the year.

“My responsibility is to protect the integrity of women’s sport and we take that very seriously, and if it means that we have to make adjustments to protocols going forward, we will,” Coe said. “And I’ve always made it clear: if we ever get pushed into a corner to that point where we’re making a judgment about fairness or inclusion, I will always fall down on the side of fairness.”

[Source:  MSN]

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I’m a Classic Christian and think Gender Ideology is anti-creational to the core. This blog is about “God’s Good Creation.” That’s why I’m writing about Gender Ideology. And “speaking up” as I’m confident Jesus would.

"Have you not read that the one who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female.'" [Matt 19:4]

If you would like more detail on how my Christian worldview informs my understanding of Sex and today’s Gender Ideology please read the following posts.

The Natchez by Delacroix – 1835
Oil on Canvas
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Love refuses to affirm confusion.

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Navratilova & Evert Speak

More on Saving Women’s Sport. Volleying back hate charges, two tennis greats comment on their competitor and friend, MtF Transexual Renee Richards.

I posted on Navratilova’s viewpoint here.

Martina Navratilova Says Governing Sport’s Bodies Are Wrong

The tide is turning.

FINA Finds The Courage To Save Women’s Swimming

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The Truth matters.

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FINA Finds The Courage To Save Women’s Swimming

No major sport has had officials brave enough to tackle the divisive issue of transgender participation — until now.

Swimming's world governing body (FINA) has voted to effectively ban transgender athletes from competing in women's elite races.

The new policy requires transgender competitors to have completed their transition by the age of 12 in order to be able to compete in women's competitions.

A statement from FINA said that male-to-female transgender athletes will be eligible to compete only if "they can establish to FINA's comfortable satisfaction that they have not experienced any part of male puberty beyond Tanner Stage 2 (of puberty) or before age 12, whichever is later".

[Source:  SkyNews]
Nearly 72% voted for the ban!

Full Story Here

Lia Thomas became the first transgender NCAA champion in Division 1 history

FINA will explore creating an Open Category for Transwomen (biological males). 

Athlete Ally, an LGBTQ athletic advocacy group, responded to the announcement and said the eligibility criteria is "discriminatory".

They posted on Twitter: "[It] is discriminatory, harmful, unscientific and not in line with the 2021 IOC principles. If we truly want to protect women's sports, we must include all women."

[Source: SkyNews]

Finally, some sanity on behalf of women competitive swimmers. Hopefully other sports will find the courage too. Australian Rules Football, your turn!

Hannah Mouncey, who transitioned at age 26, is 6ft 2 in and weighs 220lb. Mouncey is a biological male but participates in a female Australian Rules Football league and pulverizes female players on the field. A picture is worth more than words.

Hannah Mouncey, playing at VFLW level, says she is planning legal action against the AFL in order to play local footy in Canberra. (AAP Image/James Ross)
Hannah Mouncey, playing at VFLW level, says she is planning legal action against the AFL in order to play local footy in Canberra. (AAP Image/James Ross)Source: News Corp Australia

Is this fair? Or is there an intrinsic injustice of pitting one sort of sexed body against another very different sort?

I’m with the real girls on this one. And against the body deniers among us.

The Body Deniers Among Us

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