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2024-02-14 20:48:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EC12048B60FF47140C4C4772A8FA058FBBFC80D53A285116D9A0AC06F326458A
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The stated goal isn't to "erase trans women from physical sport" as the article claims, but to separate runners by sex, not self-identified gender. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/dec/29/rightwing-thinktank-female-only-categories-uk-grassroots-sport The policy has been campaigned against by elite female athletes for at least 5 years, Policy Exchange involvement is recent. https://news.sky.com/story/sharron-davies-questions-parkruns-decision-to-delete-records-after-trans-row-13068221
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