Newsflash: Research Shows Men pretending to be women outrun women pretending to be men

Who Knew Didn't Know That?

Here is a beauty from the halls of academia. A fresh paper tells us, in words only a committee could love, that when you control for age, male-at-birth non-binary runners still outrun female-at-birth non-binary runners at p=0.1%. Translation for normal people: on average, men are stronger and faster than women. Stop the presses.

PubMed link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38143718/

Why do we need a study to prove the obvious?

Because we have built an industry that turns plain sense into word salad. The conclusion solemnly announces that both sex and gender identity might help explain performance. You do not say. Next up, a grant to confirm that fish swim faster than pigeons.

Reality check: what fairness actually looks like

Sport is already fair and inclusive when the rules are applied. Men race men. Women race women. Grades, age-groups and weight categories keep things level. If a bloke lines up in the women’s race, that is not inclusion. That is cheating. It is more blatant than a syringe full of testosterone, and everyone on the start line knows it.

The policy word-game

This mess did not appear by accident. It is pushed by officials who prefer buzzwords to hard graft. They write glossy statements about fairness and inclusivity, then quietly toss the women’s rulebook in the bin. You can be kind to everyone and still protect the women’s category. In fact, you must.

What you can do

Boycott the event the moment a male athlete is placed in the women’s field. Pull your daughters. Tell organisers exactly why. Tell your sport there is no need for new policies. Enforce the rules that keep competition honest. Invite any male athlete to race in the men’s field and to use the men’s changing rooms. That is what real inclusion looks like. Support your local female clubs, coaches and organisers who are standing up for fair sport. They carry the can while others posture.

Be strong & Don't Give Into Intimidation Tactics!

Speak plainly. Do not be bullied by policy pamphlets or scolding emails. Use everyday language that matches biological reality and what your eyes tell you. If you want a longer take, I wrote about the pronoun circus here:https://www.garymoller.com/post/do-i-really-need-to-know-my-lawyer-s-pronouns

Sticks and stones

When we were children we said, Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me. Today we are told that names are violence, while real unfairness on the track is progress. Nonsense. Protecting women’s sport matters more than protecting fragile egos.

Final word

This is not complicated. Keep women’s sport for women, men’s sport for men, and special categories where they make sense. Anything else is theatre.

Reading

More on women’s sport and safeguarding:https://www.garymoller.com/blog/search/women