Two weeks ago, Skip asked if we’d reached Trans Peak. Can the biological difference between XX and XY-born Homosapien sapiens no longer be ignored? British Cycling tried to ignore it and punish anyone who dared to question them, but they just backpedaled.
Earlies this year, the Brits running the bike circuit stood firm on the idea that having a penis was no barrier to beating the crap out of women in cycling competitions. And hey, if you complain about it, that’s hate speech.
You could get booted from the competition for speaking your mind.
But someone changed their mind.
The British Cycling Board of Directors voted April 6 to suspend their policy’s permission to transgender cyclists to compete under certain conditions, citing concerns of unfairness to women in the sport. The group indicated it will conduct a “full review” of the policy to be “initiated in the coming weeks.”
The announcement closely follows a statement by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that biological men should not be competing against women in sports, as well as the signing of a letter to the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) by more than 650 sports figures, including one of British Cycling’s most senior officials, urging the international group to revoke the eligibility of “trans women” to compete in female sports unless UCI could provide “robust scientific evidence that the rule guarantees fairness for female athletes.”
Sorry boys, no “chicks” with, um …man parts. At least not in British cycling competitions. And at least one transgender cyclist’s mom has promised to take action.
That last sentence says a lot.
Transgender cyclist Zach “Emily” Bridges “mother has since warned that she and her son will “take action” regarding the decision, and called British Cycling’s treatment of trans athletes “appalling,” according to The Telegraph.”
Perhaps they’ll rue the day.
Sponsor Pete Stanton has also pulled funds from one of the British Cycling’s National Road Series events in protest of the suspension of its transgender policy.
Will rich “everyone else” jump in to fill the void, or are they too intimidated by the Gaystapo? And what about Zach’s mom? Will an investigation uncover that she has Munchausen by Proxy and groomed her child as trans to get attention for herself?
That’s more common than we probably want to believe, but we’ve reported on a few stories like that and how people are afraid to push back.
Someone’s pushing back, so maybe we have hi peak trans.
And Zach’s mom wants the attention of having a champion women’s cyclist for a son daughter, so she’s pushing back on the pushback.
How it ends remains a mystery, but it would be great for biological women if professional sports finally came to their aid.
