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Here is my latest paper, published today in the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and co-authored with Dr Emma Hilton @FondOfBeetles from Manchester University. I would like to thank @OpenUniversity for their ongoing support of my research
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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Stop citing the MA "bathroom safety" study as robust evidence that gender-identity-prioritizing policies pose no safety risk. The study does not and cannot support that conclusion. My new article in @Theory_Society explains why and explores how the study nonetheless became ew it here: rdcu.be/fATts
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So @DailyNousEditor is good for something. I came across this paper by @calliehburt which is well worth your time.
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s…
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s…
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So this is today. The meeting is closed, and won't be streamed. Nonethless, I can confidently predict that no one will mention the rights of Angela Carini.
This is shameful - and should be discrediting - from @SportandRights
This is shameful - and should be discrediting - from @SportandRights
Tomorrow sees a session on Gender Eligibility at the @SportandRights conference in London. Sadly, they don't want a balanced panel or serious discussion. Here's the line-up:
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Tomorrow sees a session on Gender Eligibility at the @SportandRights conference in London. Sadly, they don't want a balanced panel or serious discussion. Here's the line-up:
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... they must be happy with that, but it is more reminiscent of a political rally than a serious discussion. And this seems odd.
@SportandRights were a *major* promoter of the Framework Document of the IOC in 2021 which is now discredited and abandoned. ...
@SportandRights were a *major* promoter of the Framework Document of the IOC in 2021 which is now discredited and abandoned. ...
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... I would have thought that they'd have at least a strategic interest in thinking through what went wrong, why they went so badly awry. But they are just promoting ideologues for that position, as if nothing has happened.
Each to their own.
Each to their own.
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The comments on this post on @DailyNousEditor are worth checking out (if you're either an academic philosopher, or interested in academic philosophy) The piece is by Talia Bettcher and Jennifer Saul, who respond to the Fine/Rosen report on philosophy. That report said: overall, Philosophy is OK, but on Sex and Gender there is a problem: restrictions, gatekeeping, narrow ideological constraints.
Bettcher and Saul (who have an interest to protect, ofc) protest that there's nothing wrong in that area of philosophy. 'After all, Tuvel didn't get retracted and no one actually demanded that Stock was sacked.'
The interesting thing is that B/S are getting a bit of a doing in the comments. It seems that quite a lot of people actually do think that Tuvel matters, that the harassment of Stock was a big deal, and that Fine and Rosen are onto something.
I do hope that there's a bit of a change here. If @DailyNousEditor publishes an apology for the Great Terror, and it gets pushback, can Thermidorian reaction be far away?
To put it differently, and more tastefully, I think they've lost the room.
Bettcher and Saul (who have an interest to protect, ofc) protest that there's nothing wrong in that area of philosophy. 'After all, Tuvel didn't get retracted and no one actually demanded that Stock was sacked.'
The interesting thing is that B/S are getting a bit of a doing in the comments. It seems that quite a lot of people actually do think that Tuvel matters, that the harassment of Stock was a big deal, and that Fine and Rosen are onto something.
I do hope that there's a bit of a change here. If @DailyNousEditor publishes an apology for the Great Terror, and it gets pushback, can Thermidorian reaction be far away?
To put it differently, and more tastefully, I think they've lost the room.
See also this from Jon Pike @runthinkwrite
"I’m posting under my own name here because I’m male and fairly established. ... I dread to think what it must be like for female ECRs."
dailynous.com/2026/11/09/maj…
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When you’re pushing a dangerously lunatic idea, the first step is to label all opposition to it a ‘panic’. This is a smart move bc the opponents do look like they’re panicking. In fact they *are* panicking, bc they think loads of people have gone insane
Rachel Maddow on the trans-athlete panic:
“To invent a fake problem… is pitiful — a sign of profound political weakness — and something that I think has now been exposed as the fantasist, B.S. cop-out that it is.”
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'Devine’s volume offers a substantial contribution to contemporary sport sociology.'
I appreciate this review despite taking issue with some of the content. It's a serious attempt to engage.
Very welcome.
I appreciate this review despite taking issue with some of the content. It's a serious attempt to engage.
Very welcome.
NEW BOOK REVIEW
«Sex, Gender Identity and Sport» (Routledge), edited by Cathy Devine, addresses the highly contentious debate surrounding sex-based categories in competitive sport. Our reviewer is sport sociologist Alexis Sossa. @tandfsport @cathydevine56
idrottsforum.org/sosale_devine2…
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Talking to your child is not abuse.
But the draft Conversion Practices Bill leaves "abuse" for a court to decide. Parents, teachers and therapists could be investigated.
Parliament wants your evidence.
#TalkingIsNotAbuse #HandsOffOurKids
But the draft Conversion Practices Bill leaves "abuse" for a court to decide. Parents, teachers and therapists could be investigated.
Parliament wants your evidence.
#TalkingIsNotAbuse #HandsOffOurKids
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NEWS: Colorado follows Arizona and Washington in passing, by state referendum, a ban on cross-sex participation in girls’ sports.
Colorado also appears poised to ban pediatric gender-transition surgeries, which like the sports proposition is at 52%.
Colorado also appears poised to ban pediatric gender-transition surgeries, which like the sports proposition is at 52%.
The Transgender Movement’s Election-Night Reckoning
benryan.substack.com/p/dozens-of-de…
32 Democrats defied trans activists on girls’ sports or minors’ transitions. Five states put trans questions directly to voters. Here is every race and measure. I’ll provide results as they land.
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I understand the world is on fire, but... here's a video of a sex/gender panel discussion I participated in recently with @hoovlet and @byrne_a at the University of Arizona. This site also contains written responses we gave to some audience questions.
freedomcenter.arizona.edu/freedom-center…
freedomcenter.arizona.edu/freedom-center…
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It’s not that people have gone insane.
It’s that there are some places where the trans activist demand that gender identity trump sex across all of public life runs slap bang into sexed embodiment.
Sport it the clearest instance of that place.
It’s that there are some places where the trans activist demand that gender identity trump sex across all of public life runs slap bang into sexed embodiment.
Sport it the clearest instance of that place.
I've thought about this a lot and I'm starting to realize that the entire political spectrum misread the sports stuff from 2018 onward. Most Americans haven't gone insane about trans people. They've gone insane about youth sports.
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Alternative view: without the bravery of the women involved - supported by @RosamundUrwin & @char_wace of the Sunday Times, and @geraldine_mck then of @C4Dispatches but now of our parish - Russell Brand’s crimes may never have come to light.
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This is a good post. You should read it. You'll thank me.
An observation from Election Day;
The last way people can help with the campaign before the polls close, is to come hold signs outside of them as people walk in.
Last night, I realized overwhelming majority of the people who showed up to hold a sign for me were women. and powerful women.
This was the re-election for a legislator.
And a small battle in the war to stand up to the effort to destroy equal rights; and we won.
Eventually, I will have the time to write about the Shakespearean level of drama found in this election; but for now I simply want to acknowledge those women.
Who never wavered in the face of extraordinary vitriol from fellow women they once considered allies, public ridicule from people with influence, and men who aggressively fight for entry into female spaces.
They stood firm. Walking through hurricane force winds as easy as if it were a sunny summer day.
They refused to be gaslit into believing that protecting equal rights for all under the law, or standing up to harm caused by big pharma, meant that they held hatred in their heart for anyone. They refused to cower to the toxic positivity of the modern world. They stood for true love, actual justice, and everyone’s right to equal rights under the law. Which inherently includes sex based rights.
We seem to exist in a brave new world wherein people are embracing the coming dystopia; and the dystopian propaganda that follows. Those who see through it often feel as though they’re the only one. Many of us silently watch the world politely accept a double speak that threatens the very integrity of civilization.
I’m here to say we’re not alone.
I will never forget the courage of the women who stood with me throughout this election, and at the polls on Tuesday. I exist because of the strength of the women who raised me. One day I’ll write a more eloquent narrative about all this but for now let me end by saying;
Thank you.
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I can’t describe how THRILLED I am to FINALLY be having an honest thoughtful debate about a significant aspect of the trans issue.
When I first got into this, I thought there would be many such debates. Instead I’ve spent 9 years stuck at “you can’t experiment on children”
When I first got into this, I thought there would be many such debates. Instead I’ve spent 9 years stuck at “you can’t experiment on children”
reality's last stand is hosting a debate between @stellaomalley3 and i, about genspect's current campaign to repathologize trans identification. there is a reader poll you can vote in before you read, and at least with colin's audience, genspect's position is the one to beat!
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NEWS: Liberal Washington state has passed a ban on biological males participating in girls’ sports.
This could trigger a wave of similar attempts at such state referendums in other blue states. It speaks to how unpopular cross-sex participation in sports actually is.
This could trigger a wave of similar attempts at such state referendums in other blue states. It speaks to how unpopular cross-sex participation in sports actually is.
The Transgender Movement’s Election-Night Reckoning
benryan.substack.com/p/dozens-of-de…
32 Democrats defied trans activists on girls’ sports or minors’ transitions. Five states put trans questions directly to voters. Here is every race and measure. I’ll provide results as they land.
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