6th April 2021

British Cycling Consultation

British Cycling Consultation

British cycling have launched a consultation into their transgender and non-binary participation policy.

British Cycling @BritishCycling

British Cycling has opened a five-week long consultation into its Transgender and Non-Binary Participation Policy as part of a commitment to annually assess its impact as this area of sport and medical ethics develops. More info ➡ bit.ly/3vWpUJb

The current policy allows males to participate as female if they lower their testosterone below 5 nmol/L for a year before competing. This ignores the complex differences between male and female bodies, creating unfairness and excluding many women and girls from their sports.

This idea of a women being equivalent to a male with less testosterone was echoed by England Rugby who described a female in their latest draft inclusion policy as “a person who does not produce male levels of testosterone at puberty and adolescence”

andrea @annndreeaaaaa

Is this a late April fools joke @EnglandRugby!?

Women are already losing out on places, medals and opportunities in sports. Contact sports such as Rugby already hold risks for participants and these policies are making it more dangerous. Please make your voice heard in these consultations to protect women’s sport for both fairness and safety.

Action

• The British Cycling consultation runs until 30th April.

• The England Rugby consultation runs until 16th April.