A girls' basketball team forfeited the championship to a team that allowed a male (trans-identified) play on the team, for the safety of the real girls. Refusing to play is the only way forward.

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[–]iamonlyoneman[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

It worked for the cyclists in UK

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

It worked for the cyclists in UK

1) Nope. The girls didn't all refuse to play. The UCI rules that a cyclist who is still registered as a male cyclist cannot compete as a woman.

2) There's very different issues at the professional level compared to the high school level.

[–]iamonlyoneman[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

They didn't even have to refuse to play. They threatened it and the rule changed, which is "worked"

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

What did the rule change to?

[–]iamonlyoneman[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/sport/british-cycling-trans-scli-spt-intl/index.html

The new rule was "no dudes"

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Was that the wording?

[–]iamonlyoneman[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

you've enough information to find it yourself, put that autism to work

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I couldn't find the wording. It looks like the rule isn't changed, but the old policy is suspended.