A Week in the War on Women: Monday 14th March - Sunday 20th March GOOD NEWS SUPPLEMENT

Special Swimming Edition!

Plenty to gladden the heart on the gender beat this week; events unfolding at the Forstater tribunal, the legend that is Ben Cooper QC, Ireland’s Transgender Equality Network having to admit culpability over its ‘accounting irregularities’ and this belter from Private Eye…

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It’s the £50,000 question politicians can’t answer. From @PrivateEyeNews.

However, this week’s edition of the GNS focuses entirely on the NCAA Division 1 Women's Swimming & Diving Championships which were held in Atlanta.

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The Post Millennial @TPostMillennial

Save Women's Sports protests Lia Thomas' inclusion in women's swimming at NCAA Championships

thepostmillennial.comSave Women’s Sports protests Lia Thomas’ inclusion in women’s swimming at NCAA ChampionshipsWomen athletes “have been bullied into silence and today we speak for them, hoping tomorrow, they are brave enough to find their voice,” said Save Women’s Sports founder Beth Stelzer.

A show of strength as Save Women’s Sports protested the inclusion of trans-identified male, Lia Thomas.

Miss Havisham @MissHavisham10

At the NCAA swim championships at Georgia Tech

Sav @RapidFire_Pod

The group “Save Women’s Sports” was protesting Lia Thomas outside of the NCAA championships today. A protester shares 16 NCAA athletes signed an anonymous letter asking the group to be their voice and fight for them:

Miss Havisham @MissHavisham10

A whole bunch of real women and men showing their support for saving womens sports. #SaveWomensSports #NCAASwimDive @SwipeWright @KnownHeretic @CWforA

In attendance were several current and former NCAA women athletes and many well-known women’s rights campaigners, including Amy Sousa, Coach Linda Blade, Kellie-Jay Keen (aka Posie Parker) and Beth Stelzer, founder of Save Women’s Sports, to name but a few.

Amy E. Sousa, MA Depth Psychology @KnownHeretic

What a great day to stand up for women’s sports!

Partners for Ethical Care @ethical_care

#BeLikeBeth Speak up now. @SaveWomensSport

Laine Higgins @lainehiggins17

There are protesters at the pool ahead of the 500-yard final at women’s NCAAs. Lia Thomas is the top seed in lane 4

Amy E. Sousa, MA Depth Psychology @KnownHeretic

So many great responses from the women swimmers and parents! We feel encouraged that people are waking up to the dehumanizing absurdity of the identitarian cultists. All men are equally physically men. And women don’t consent to the violation of our boundaries! Success!!!

There were also a number of male allies in attendance including former Olympic coach, Robert Fawcett.

Jennifer 🐘🦏 KPSS #IStandWithFamilies @nogenderpredtrs

Robert Fawcett former Olympic coach. “There are absolute differences between males and females in athletic performances. Girl Dad’s where are you? Come and fight for your daughters. Shame on you NCAA” #SaveWomensSports @BethStelzer

And evolutionary biologist and journalist, Colin Wright.

Amy E. Sousa, MA Depth Psychology @KnownHeretic

As @SwipeWright says, “it doesn’t take a phd to know what a man is,” but it’s great to have one on our side who’s willing to speak out! Great to stand with this man today!!

Enjoy the moment Kellie-Jay Keen pointed out the bleedin’ obvious.

Kellie-Jay Keen @StandingforXX

Speaking of which, her appearance at the NCAA Championships made the papers.

Second Is The New First

Lia Thomas may have stolen the first place in the 500 freestyle but the moral winner was obvious to most and people have been making their feelings known.

WDI.USA @WDI_USA

washingtonexaminer.comAmericans across the political spectrum need to say no to men in women’s sports and no to corporate identityToday, one week and one day after International Women’s Day, begins the NCAA national women’s swimming and diving championships in Atlanta, Georgia, where a man will be competing among the female swimmers.

During the prelims, Thomas wasn’t cheered as he finished. The crowd saved its praise for the women finishing in 2nd and 3rd place.

Emily Kreps @ekreps

500 free prelims @NCAA champs this am. Thomas in the lead for tonight. Note: the audience doesn't cheer until 2nd and 3rd WOMEN finish. #SaveWomensSports

As The Washington Times reported, “Thomas won the title but not the crowd. The swimmer drew polite applause on the podium, while Virginia freshman Emma Weyant, the second-place finisher with a time of 4:34.99, was greeted with loud, enthusiastic cheers.”

Angela Morabito @AngelaLMorabito

Round of applause for Emma Weyant, the UVA swimmer who placed second in the 500y freestyle tonight, behind Lia Thomas. Second is the new first. #savewomenssports

“Weyant was the crowd favourite. She received the lion’s share of cheers at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center. Her name also trended on social media as critics of rules allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports declared Weyant the ‘real winner’”.

The Washington Times @WashTimes

Fans hail Olympic medalist Emma Weyant ‘real winner’ after loss to trans swimmer Lia Thomas

washingtontimes.comFans hail Olympic medalist Emma Weyant ‘real winner’ after loss to trans swimmer Lia ThomasShe came up short against male-born swimmer Lia Thomas, but Olympic silver medalist Emma Weyant is being cheered as a winner after placing second at the NCAA Division I women’s swimming championships.

Solidarity and much kudos to Reka Gyorgy, the brave young woman who lost her place in the final to Lia Williams. She wrote to the NCAA to protest his inclusion in the women’s team and express her feelings.

Swimming World @SwimmingWorld

Reka Gyorgy, Bumped out of B Final in 500 Free, Writes Critical Letter to NCAA On Transgender Rules - is.gd/CAu1er

Lia Peaks The World

Thomas’s so-called victory is drawing the attention of the world to the inherent problems of gender identity ideology.

Fox News reported on the outrage expressed on social media over this ‘Slap in the face to women and girls’.

Fox News @FoxNews

Twitter explodes over trans swimmer Lia Thomas winning national title: 'A slap in the face to women and girls'

foxnews.comTwitter explodes over trans swimmer Lia Thomas winning national title: ‘A slap in the face to women and girls’Critics took to Twitter to slam the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports following trans swimmer Lia Thomas winning the NCAA national championship race in the 500-yard freestyle.

Felipe Delgado, a father whose daughter lost against Lia Thomas, spoke out in The Post Millennial.

The Post Millennial @TPostMillennial

His daughter lost to Thomas.

thepostmillennial.comFather of NCAA swimmer opposes biological men competing in women’s sportsHis daughter lost to Thomas.

“Standing up for the integrity of women’s sports does not make one transphobic. Women’s sports have come so far just to be thrown right back into question, and that’s what needs to be changed.”

The Economist nailed its colours to the mast with an article which details the physical advantages enjoyed by trans-identified males, even after testosterone suppression, and concludes that their inclusion in women’s sports is unfair.

The Economist @TheEconomist

Swimmer Lia Thomas is at the centre of a debate about whether trans women should compete in women’s sports

econ.stSports should have two categories: “open” and “female”Biology doesn’t always matter. But sometimes it matters a great deal

“Thomas was born male. Since humans cannot change their sex (unlike their self-identified gender), she remains that way… This newspaper believes it is almost always unfair to allow transgender women to compete in women’s sports. The advantages bestowed by male puberty are so big that no amount of training or talent can enable female athletes to overcome them.”

There was a great article written by former Olympic medalist, Sharron Davies, in The Daily Mail.

Sharron Davies MBE @sharrond62

dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsne… via @MailOnline

dailymail.co.ukSHARRON DAVIES: Females must be given a fair chance to competeSHARRON DAVIES: Lia has been taking testosterone-suppression, as stipulated in the NCAA rules, but no amount of it can reverse the physical benefits of male puberty.

“The only truly fair solution is to create a protected biological female category, and an open, welcoming and inclusive category where trans women and trans men can compete. I do not want to see trans athletes excluded. I never have… I have always wanted fair sport for females — they must have an equal chance of success in sport, where physiology is vital to performance. Bodies do sport, not feelings.”

Sharron Davies also spoke on Sky News, outlining the overwhelming physical advantages trans-identified males retain over women.

Sky News @SkyNews

Former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies has defended her reasoning why transgender women should not be allowed to compete in female sports. Watch more videos from Sky News here: news.sky.com/videos

And fair play to another former Olympian for defending women’s sports and putting Pink News in its place. We might not agree with him on much else, but he’s certainly right about this.

Caitlyn Jenner @Caitlyn_Jenner

No, I just had the balls to stand up for women and girls in sports.

PinkNews @PinkNews

Caitlyn Jenner launches yet another disgraceful attack on trans athletes without a hint of irony https://t.co/OTHldu9Lus

Daily Mail Online @MailOnline

Caitlyn Jenner slams NCAA for 'not being tough enough' in decision to allow trans UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas to compete

trib.alCaitlyn Jenner slams NCAA rules for allowing Lia Thomas to competeJenner, 72, who competed in the 1976 Olympics and transitioned to female in 2015, said she has ‘no problem with Lia Thomas,’ but with the NCAA for allowing her to compete.

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