Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
IOC edges closer to ban on transgender women in female Olympic events
IOC edges closer to ban on transgender women in female Olympic events
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Sources expect ban within next six to 12 months
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IOC president wants to protect the female category
The International Olympic Committee is edging closer towards implementing a ban on transgender women competing in the female category in time for the Los Angeles Olympics.
Multiple sources expect such a ban to come into effect over the next six to 12 months with the new IOC president, Kirsty Coventry, making clear she wants to drive through her campaign pledge to protect the female category. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
IOC edges closer to ban on transgender women in female Olympic events
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
reminder that when the IOC did a study on this exact topic the result was 'there's no difference really in fact sometimes they actually have a disadvantage to cis women'
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
The International Olympic Committee is moving towards a blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
reminder that when the IOC did a study on this exact topic the result was 'there's no difference really in fact sometimes they actually have a disadvantage to cis women'
Plus, this
One of the biggest studies ever done, showing that not only do we not have an advantage, we may have a disadvantage, commissioned by who? The IOC
Its not like they don't know this
One of the biggest studies ever done, showing that not only do we not have an advantage, we may have a disadvantage, commissioned by who? The IOC
Its not like they don't know this
Transgender Athletes Could Be At A Physical Disadvantage, New Research Shows
An IOC-funded study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine earlier this month suggests transgender athletes could be at a physical disadvantage.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Plus, this
One of the biggest studies ever done, showing that not only do we not have an advantage, we may have a disadvantage, commissioned by who? The IOC
Its not like they don't know this
One of the biggest studies ever done, showing that not only do we not have an advantage, we may have a disadvantage, commissioned by who? The IOC
Its not like they don't know this
Xi Jinping met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Coventry and IOC Honorary President for Life Bach, who were in China for the opening ceremony of the 15th National Games.
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Xi Jinping met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Coventry and IOC Honorary President for Life Bach, who were in China for the opening ceremony of the 15th National Games.
10 Nov 2025 -- IOC reportedly close to agreeing to issuing a blanket ban on trans women from all women's sports events @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
IOC moves closer to ban on transgender women
The International Olympic Committee moves a step closer to introducing a blanket ban on transgender women from female categories across all sports.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
10 Nov 2025 -- IOC reportedly close to agreeing to issuing a blanket ban on trans women from all women's sports events @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
IOC funding a study a year ago that showed trans women do not have an advantage over cis women in sports and may in fact have a disadvantage due to T suppression and now moving to ban trans women & intersex women while keeping israel around and starting the genital inspections anyway
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
IOC funding a study a year ago that showed trans women do not have an advantage over cis women in sports and may in fact have a disadvantage due to T suppression and now moving to ban trans women & intersex women while keeping israel around and starting the genital inspections anyway
The IOC may not be as much of a racket as FIFA, but it's damn close.
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The IOC may not be as much of a racket as FIFA, but it's damn close.
glad they're focused on the important issues at the IOC like "a group of people who have never won a single Olympic gold medal in any event being a danger to the integrity of athletic competition"
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
glad they're focused on the important issues at the IOC like "a group of people who have never won a single Olympic gold medal in any event being a danger to the integrity of athletic competition"
the IOC literally published guidance on trans participation in the Olympics in fucking 2004 just to be clear.
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
The International Olympic Committee is moving towards a blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
the IOC literally published guidance on trans participation in the Olympics in fucking 2004 just to be clear.
www.forbes.com/sites/lindse...
Someone needs to point the IOC to their own study they did last year that shows not only no advantage but a possible disadvantage for trans athletes
Someone needs to point the IOC to their own study they did last year that shows not only no advantage but a possible disadvantage for trans athletes
Transgender Athletes Could Be At A Physical Disadvantage, New Research Shows
An IOC-funded study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine earlier this month suggests transgender athletes could be at a physical disadvantage.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
www.forbes.com/sites/lindse...
Someone needs to point the IOC to their own study they did last year that shows not only no advantage but a possible disadvantage for trans athletes
Someone needs to point the IOC to their own study they did last year that shows not only no advantage but a possible disadvantage for trans athletes
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is moving towards a complete ban on transgender women in female events following a review of the evidence on the long-term physical advantages of being born male.
🔗 theathletic.com/6795023/?sou...
🔗 theathletic.com/6795023/?sou...
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is moving towards a complete ban on transgender women in female events following a review of the evidence on the long-term physical advantages of being born male.
🔗 theathletic.com/6795023/?sou...
🔗 theathletic.com/6795023/?sou...
Fuck the IOC, they're even worse than FIFA.
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
The International Olympic Committee is moving towards a blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Fuck the IOC, they're even worse than FIFA.
TRAs: follow the science
IOC: ok
TRAs: No! Not like that 😭
IOC: ok
TRAs: No! Not like that 😭
🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Transgender women to be banned from all female Olympic events
IOC likely to announce new policy early in new year after findings of a scientific review about the permanent physical advantages of being born male
IOC likely to announce new policy early in new year after findings of a scientific review about the permanent physical advantages of being born male
Transgender women to be banned from all female Olympic events
IOC likely to announce new policy early in new year after findings of a scientific review about the permanent physical advantages of being born male
www.thetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
TRAs: follow the science
IOC: ok
TRAs: No! Not like that 😭
IOC: ok
TRAs: No! Not like that 😭
If true, this would be very welcome. I had written to the IOC in June 2025 requesting that the female category in sports be protected.
www.thetimes.com/sport/olympi...
www.thetimes.com/sport/olympi...
Transgender women to be banned from all female Olympic events
IOC likely to announce new policy early in new year after findings of a scientific review about the permanent physical advantages of being born male
www.thetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If true, this would be very welcome. I had written to the IOC in June 2025 requesting that the female category in sports be protected.
www.thetimes.com/sport/olympi...
www.thetimes.com/sport/olympi...
Some of the replies on here are clueless. Those lambasting the IOC clearly know bugger all about competitive sport at professional level
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Some of the replies on here are clueless. Those lambasting the IOC clearly know bugger all about competitive sport at professional level
Kind of feels like the IOC expected for the study to say "yeah trans women are like the hulk somehow" and when it completely undercut the reasoning behind banning us. They have simply elected to ignore their own work.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Kind of feels like the IOC expected for the study to say "yeah trans women are like the hulk somehow" and when it completely undercut the reasoning behind banning us. They have simply elected to ignore their own work.
you know the IOC is going to give trump some dumbfuck peace award too
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
The International Olympic Committee is moving towards a blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
you know the IOC is going to give trump some dumbfuck peace award too
I know it may come as a shock, but female boxers welcome not being punched in the face by men & having the IOC call it sport.
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I know it may come as a shock, but female boxers welcome not being punched in the face by men & having the IOC call it sport.
"It follows a presentation last week to IOC members by their medical chief, Dr Jane Thornton, which highlighted the potential physical advantages of competing in women's sport after being born male." No doubt that's one of those studies that compares cis men with cis women. No trans study shows this
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"It follows a presentation last week to IOC members by their medical chief, Dr Jane Thornton, which highlighted the potential physical advantages of competing in women's sport after being born male." No doubt that's one of those studies that compares cis men with cis women. No trans study shows this
Das IOC will - offenbar auf Druck von US-Präsident Donald Trump - trans Frauen aus Olympia herausdrängen.
IOC will trans Frauen komplett ausschließen
(Sport) Bei den Olympischen Spielen 2028 wird es laut Medienberichten wohl ein Teilnahmeverbot für trans Frauen geben.
www.queer.de
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Das IOC will - offenbar auf Druck von US-Präsident Donald Trump - trans Frauen aus Olympia herausdrängen.
This is purely ideologically motivated. 1 year ago, the IOC funded a study that said:
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is purely ideologically motivated. 1 year ago, the IOC funded a study that said: