Under attack by the same disgusting transphobes as usual, saying the same tired transphobic bullshit as usual. They won't stop until trans women are erased permanently, and then they will go back to hurting eachother.

They're literally citing bullshit "advantages" that trans women supposedly have over cis women in a non-competetive, welcoming environment. They just don't want trans women anywhere, ever, and will say whatever they have to and threaten whatever they have to in order to make it happen.

Ah yes, let's stick it to all those fake women who upend their entire lives, undergo constant discrimination, and in some cases invasive medical procedures so they can checks notes podium at an amateur local running event that offers no prizes

Proudly representing trans runners that are completely dogshit at it.

parkrun has been very strongly inclusive of trans folk, so they aren't likely to fold easily to this sort of stuff. They consulted me as part of their 2019 overhaul of the way they handled gender, specifically because they wanted to hear trans voices.

I've spoken at one of their regional conferences, and they even stuck my rambling on a video on youtube to highlight what inclusion looks like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoFMav9G8vs

But don't you know that trans women are naturally faster at running because we wanna be both transphobic and sexist at the same time while hiding behind the culture war like the cry babies we are?

Kinda verbose, but that's basically the exact vibes I get whenever I hear transphobia in any activity. Just replace it with a different activity and it'll be the exact same vibes.

It's non competitive, no? So no "unfair advantage"? What's the excuse now?

Earlier this year, several sports organizations, including Parkrun, were facing potential legal action over their inclusivity – this was spearheaded by the U.S-based Alliance for Defending Freedom, known for targeting LGBTQ+ people and organizations and championing far-right causes in court.

Organizations with the primary goal of denying minority groups equal rights shouldn't be allowed to use 'freedom' in their names.