Trans athletes banned by British Rowing: 'Bodies play sports, not identities' | Fiona McAnena

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  • 'It's so obvious that it is not fair for women & girls in the sport to have to compete against males.'
    Director of Sport at Fair Play For Women, Fiona McAnena, joins Andrew Doyle to discuss reports British Rowing will not allow trans athletes to compete in the women's category.
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ความคิดเห็น • 360

  • @johns1665
    @johns1665 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    Finally someone is attempting to fight the woke madness.

  • @professormcclaine5738
    @professormcclaine5738 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    It should never have been allowed.
    Political correctness gone mad.

    • @WMeier-kd8hz
      @WMeier-kd8hz ปีที่แล้ว

      This is not political correctness. This was cheating . People suffering fron gender disporia will not display theire body in public. My bet, that most of the ´transgeder ´ athletes will have a very sudden recovery.

  • @TxRiverElf
    @TxRiverElf ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Bravo!!! Let trans work for their own leagues and keep them out of FEMALE’S!

    • @maggieattenborrow6725
      @maggieattenborrow6725 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      And out of femail changing rooms!!!!

    • @Fr33zeBurn
      @Fr33zeBurn ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To be fair I would watch a purely trans league just for the entertainment, and I don't watch men's or women's sports.

    • @rholmst
      @rholmst ปีที่แล้ว

      They already have their very own leagues. It’s called the male category, for men. And the female category for women. No other category is needed simply because that’s all there is, male and female. Anyone saying otherwise is simply lying.

  • @seandelap8587
    @seandelap8587 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    They should compete in their own damn categories ffs

    • @87stevan
      @87stevan ปีที่แล้ว

      FFS Sean. Every channel I go to, there you are.
      You need to get a job or another hobby mate.

  • @daytonagreg8765
    @daytonagreg8765 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Because they are “NOT WOMEN”.
    What a shock, huh?

  • @cristinagoulart4460
    @cristinagoulart4460 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Fiona McMenna is brave and articulate. She’s amazing. Thank God for her.

    • @frankgradus9474
      @frankgradus9474 ปีที่แล้ว

      And LT is a vile and sly man.

    • @mandyharewood886
      @mandyharewood886 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is so brave about it?????? WTH is wrong with you people? You bother about being called a transphobe? Who the hell cares????

    • @maryhall3722
      @maryhall3722 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trans 'women' are male people- well said! That's why we have male and female sports categories in the first place- well said again. Just common sense. If that's still allowed in 2023.

  • @daveruderbaugh82
    @daveruderbaugh82 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    This is great news! Well done British rowing! I’m pleased Britain is taking the lead on this.

  • @Lee-kg7ze
    @Lee-kg7ze ปีที่แล้ว +26

    About time this form of cheating was banned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @suzannepadden7201
    @suzannepadden7201 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Not before time. I played international rugby and there was no international male rugby player that I could have ever compete at the same level with. Pure madness. Thank god we are waking up.

  • @QueenBabylonnia
    @QueenBabylonnia ปีที่แล้ว +36

    It’s about time the madness stopped. Even in Boxing within the males their are different categories they would never pair off a ‘feather weight’ with a ‘heavy weight’. Yet they stick males turning up saying, I’m a female (fantasy) and being allowed into women’s sport.

  • @laf4891
    @laf4891 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    Need to stop calling them Trans Women. It’s the women part that is wrong

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast ปีที่แล้ว +42

      "Trans-things" - admit it, it FEELS accurate. But I prefer BIDs (blokes in dresses).

    • @GloryToYAH4Ever
      @GloryToYAH4Ever ปีที่แล้ว +14

      THANK YOU!!!

    • @trinitylane2202
      @trinitylane2202 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Agree. Some even think they should drop the "trans" and just call them women while labelling actual women as "cis". I think a better description would be to call them trans identifying men (men who "feel" that they are women) or trans identifying women (women who "feel" that they are men).

    • @Islas_Canarias
      @Islas_Canarias ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Don't use their euphemisms. Its a slippery slope and a scam. Use the qualifier "fake" not the word "trans".

    • @haselbasil2488
      @haselbasil2488 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yes, they should be called trans identifying men.

  • @vincesiy1403
    @vincesiy1403 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Aside from speaking to coaches etc. Fiona forgot to suggest that people should not buy tickets or attend sports that involves these unfair players. This is will be the best way to show sports governing bodies that people does not approve of males playing in women sports.

  • @jgreen5820
    @jgreen5820 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Well done to the British female cyclists who said they would not take part when a trans woman Emily wanted to compete. that person had been a successful male cyclist but not an olympian, but they would have easily beaten all the women and qualified for an olympic space if competing against women.

  • @Dream_M1
    @Dream_M1 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The people who allowed Women’s sports to be hijacked need to be removed from their positions of power, for the women who lost titles, had to share private spaces like change rooms and for women who lost their voice for fear of repercussions. Shame on these enablers and the Governments that let them do it.

  • @jgreen5820
    @jgreen5820 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    That photo at 3.25 really says it all and we now know that 18 times per week that individual was getting naked in the female locker room and watching girls undress. Disturbing. We need to protect girls far more.

  • @lozzy2587
    @lozzy2587 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Finally common sense.

  • @PhukYouGoogle-xj1eu
    @PhukYouGoogle-xj1eu ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Well done British rowing 👏🏻👏🏻 now the rest of you do the same 👍🏻

  • @yesnomaybeso3220
    @yesnomaybeso3220 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I am no expert but as a mother this is what I have observed. When my kids were in primary school, the girls were, as often as not, as big/strong as the boys in their class BUT then around age 12, along came puberty and that utterly changed the balance of strength. Boys during and after puberty outgrew the girls and as for strength, let's say no girl would win an arm wrestling competition.
    It is just crazy to me that there has ever been a reasoning that it was/would be fair to let male bodies compete against female bodies. I can't believe how some have backed such idiocy. Thank God, some sporting bodies seem to be getting sense at last.

    • @gillcawthorn7572
      @gillcawthorn7572 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I should be interested to know if you noticed a difference in temperament as well, due to the testosterone?
      One of the things I find to hard to understand is the aggression and forceful competitive streak in Transwomen, I often find myself thinking " But real women don`t behave like that".

    • @pigeonpoo1823
      @pigeonpoo1823 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just out of interest, did you not notice all of what you've just said when you became 12?

    • @elsiecovington8481
      @elsiecovington8481 ปีที่แล้ว

      God made man and woman, no one can change that. You can take all the pills you like and have all kinds of surgery, and you will still be a man or a woman.

    • @shinobi-no-bueno
      @shinobi-no-bueno ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@gillcawthorn7572it's likely due to their underlying mental illness coupled with the chemistry set of foreign hormones

  • @uniquevideosUk
    @uniquevideosUk ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Commonsense is amazing 👏

  • @The_huntress111
    @The_huntress111 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Very proud of Britain for doing this let’s hope the rest of the world follows suit ❤

  • @MettleHurlant
    @MettleHurlant ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Needs to be the policy for all sports. You can’t erase biology.

  • @darrenporter1850
    @darrenporter1850 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Well spoken. She was great

  • @sirrathersplendid4825
    @sirrathersplendid4825 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    About bleedin’ time. Everyone needs to stand up and refuse to be complicit in this nonsense.

  • @meldoborel
    @meldoborel ปีที่แล้ว +6

    'Bodies play sports, not identities' : finally !

  • @mymanifesting
    @mymanifesting ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Hear, bloody hear. Shouldn't have been allowed to begin with - world gone mad, eh‼️

  • @taylorkiwis5332
    @taylorkiwis5332 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Great news! Keep the momentum going. 👏👏👏

  • @rosemarymalner6149
    @rosemarymalner6149 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    DNA all the way. Testosterone so what - huge hands, larger heart, bigger bones etc etc, no comparison

  • @LCDqBqA
    @LCDqBqA ปีที่แล้ว +11

    0:11 If they can prove their testosterone serum level is below 5nmol/L? The average woman has a level of 0.29-1.67nmol/L according to the NHS. Above 1.8nmol/L you need to have additional tests because it's that abnormally high. The trans athletes are allowed to complete with testosterone levels 3-17 times higher than an average woman according to that figure? Imagine you could compete in Male sports but have your testosterone 17 times higher than the competition, oh wait they have a word for that, it's called doping.

  • @kathleencarter7231
    @kathleencarter7231 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A male trans athlete has a major advantage over female athletes, and this is completely wrong!! It's ruined sports for many, it's definitely ruined it for me!

  • @Monicablackbelt24
    @Monicablackbelt24 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Good! Finally some sanity and a victory for women’s rights

  • @numberwang1256
    @numberwang1256 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Finally some good news! This is a great development, and more power to you.

  • @DavesGarden1714
    @DavesGarden1714 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    These trans people need their own events and competions and lets see how many people watch the events

    • @johnmu7034
      @johnmu7034 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And they need to organise and run it themselves, because they are the ones who want their feelings pandered to

  • @donmorgan9139
    @donmorgan9139 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Well done ,more backbone than some of the men ,

  • @sallymenezes
    @sallymenezes ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well said Ms. Fiona McAnena, in the USA the issue has been discussed in a Congressional enquiry but no action to date. I wish you better out comes in the UK, if the rest of the world hear the voices of the great majority may be, just may be so will the USA.

  • @martinwright6255
    @martinwright6255 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Imagine the embarrassment of having to backtrack when you didn't have the balls (every pun intended) to stand up against this nonsense in the first place. What compensation do those females get who were robbed of places, or scholarships or sponsorhip, or careers?

  • @ElvirasTarot
    @ElvirasTarot ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Yessss....common sense will prevail. Let the transgenders have their own events, may the strongest one win 😠🤡

    • @pigeonpoo1823
      @pigeonpoo1823 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're not interested in that. They just want to dominate women.
      There's a sexual fetish in there somewhere

  • @hariseldon2450
    @hariseldon2450 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It is common sense. If you choose to go through male puberty and grow a male body, you can't suddenly decide to claim you're a woman and compete against female bodies.

  • @myrtlebasharan6526
    @myrtlebasharan6526 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well done to everyone sranding up for women's sports.

  • @jonsmum5552
    @jonsmum5552 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I’m 5.4 if a male of 5.4 of the same weight as me, attacked me, the 5.4 would definitely would be able to over power me. Men are naturally more aggressive, women don’t by nature physically fight, men do.

    • @pigeonpoo1823
      @pigeonpoo1823 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And if you bell curve men v women, the average man is now 5"11(?). And they would definitely overpower you without even trying

    • @jonsmum5552
      @jonsmum5552 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pigeonpoo1823 Absolutely. 👍

    • @paulmckenzie3181
      @paulmckenzie3181 ปีที่แล้ว

      But then you get the apologists say "I know a lot of women 5'4" who can beat 5' 4" men. These same people don't tell you that they are comparing trained women athletes who are 5'4" with the 5' 4" porky guy who has not lifted a weight in his life and drinks pints all day.
      They are not being honest and just admit that trained female athletes cannot compete with **trained** male athletes.

  • @lorrainem.swartzentruber3077
    @lorrainem.swartzentruber3077 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good for her. She will be called a bigot but this is common sense. Sad that we even need to legislate this insanity.🙄

  • @JimiBegbaaji
    @JimiBegbaaji ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Common sense!!

  • @gordiebrooks
    @gordiebrooks ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Victory again to protect biological women’s sport.

  • @kirstymiller9332
    @kirstymiller9332 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow, I had no idea he beat Olympic medalists. Surely everyone can see 😢

  • @theendeavourprojects7707
    @theendeavourprojects7707 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    🙌🙌🙌 contact sports are top of the list to have a similar ruling for the safety of the females playing. Why not just create leagues for the trans athletes so they can have a fair playing field too?

  • @JerryWalker001
    @JerryWalker001 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It is not so much that trans athletes have been banned it is more a case that they do not meet the required criteria. If they are truly sporting people then they will understand the reasons.

  • @storiesrecap2400
    @storiesrecap2400 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Women's sport is not retirement for failed men

  • @Oceanfoxy
    @Oceanfoxy ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Trans may need to accept that if they are life long pharma patients competitive sports may not be for them, decisions consequences

  • @ileanamuntean7338
    @ileanamuntean7338 ปีที่แล้ว

    A clever woman with integrity. She should go for public office.

  • @sublimebeauty1
    @sublimebeauty1 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hear, hear 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @ChantillyWhite
    @ChantillyWhite ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's about bloody time. Now if only the US (and the rest of the world) would follow suit...

  • @PhillipAlcock
    @PhillipAlcock ปีที่แล้ว

    This man is supports this stand. Well done!

  • @docaz9453
    @docaz9453 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They need to revisit all the past winnings and reverse the winings and strip the cheaters of their titles and give the title for those who deserve it , REAL WOMEN not cosplayers

  • @brandyhaywood6256
    @brandyhaywood6256 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    At last a bit of common sense.

  • @alffuergregor
    @alffuergregor ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How are we not allowing male bodies at dorts events but do let them into female spaces like hospital rooms, locker rooms, saunas etc 👎

  • @rogerevans454
    @rogerevans454 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done that lady
    How did we get to this ridiculous state of affairs?

  • @RhodaKerton
    @RhodaKerton ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Britain for leading the way. Now I hope other countries have the guts to follow your example.

  • @damonclarkgymfitat6092
    @damonclarkgymfitat6092 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just call them what they are, and that is cheats. I don’t care how they want to live their lives. Just don’t invade real women’s spaces.

  • @TerranceChilds-ui8nh
    @TerranceChilds-ui8nh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Tell the boys to play with the boys

  • @deepoole820
    @deepoole820 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fairness at last

  • @GloryToYAH4Ever
    @GloryToYAH4Ever ปีที่แล้ว +10

    They are men not women?? still missing the point GB news?!

  • @McRocking
    @McRocking ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good Job!

  • @yorkshireskier
    @yorkshireskier ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's about time.

  • @kmcc2355
    @kmcc2355 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THESE ARE GROWN MEN PLAYING MAKE BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE BANNED

  • @MediaMania1
    @MediaMania1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic news 🎉🎉🎉 about time they did this it was so unfair on the real women!

  • @Stedman75
    @Stedman75 ปีที่แล้ว

    Goooood. just keep it coming. keep it coming.

  • @clemfandango619
    @clemfandango619 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How long before they apologise?

  • @SimonCox-d6r
    @SimonCox-d6r ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Common sense at last .
    Not so common these days😢

  • @gordiebrooks
    @gordiebrooks ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Trans athletes should compete in their own category.

  • @carmencollor1224
    @carmencollor1224 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great news. In the name of fairness.

  • @amethystfeathers7324
    @amethystfeathers7324 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The exclusion of considering the impact of men pretending to be female athletes in female sport is really quite.... exclusive, ironic really considering the transgender community are all about inclusion 🤔

  • @Ydll520
    @Ydll520 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent. Fabulous news.

  • @sadev101
    @sadev101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i not only want a ban. i want victories/titles to be erased and the records set straight. and talking about records. all reconrds held by transwomen should be removed from womens category... only this way will the sport become fair. or records will be forever held by males in female sports never to be broken

  • @smkh2890
    @smkh2890 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A member of the 2015 Cambridge University women's reserve crew was biologically male, it emerged today.Trans woman Sarah Gibson took the position on the team in the same year females were given equal billing to men. 12 May 2023
    Organisers were aware of the rower's background and decided not to display the schools the team had attended because Gibson's had been one for boys, The Telegraph reports.

  • @garywebster3585
    @garywebster3585 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was looking forward to seeing Rear Admiral Levine doing a bit of coxing. Somewhat disappointed.

  • @TheAW76
    @TheAW76 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Finally

  • @Mata1209
    @Mata1209 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Trans women are MEN and should be referred to as such. STOP affirming people who can’t mentally cope with their reality

  • @angelaharris6677
    @angelaharris6677 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good bout time, they should have their own sports

  • @derekcrymble9085
    @derekcrymble9085 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No scrote in the boat !!!!!

  • @dscheaffer
    @dscheaffer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hope they create an Open Category, so trans athletes can complete.

  • @elainewilliams735
    @elainewilliams735 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    About time this woke stuff is pushed back.

  • @jaynhawk2724
    @jaynhawk2724 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Should be banned by all sports.

  • @gordonnottsfinest180
    @gordonnottsfinest180 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Either you're born with a pole or a hole, whichever one you fall under is the only one you have a moral right to compete under.

  • @monicat9952
    @monicat9952 ปีที่แล้ว

    The great news finally here!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @haydenharris3059
    @haydenharris3059 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Commonsense finally 🎉

  • @erikadelarosa2872
    @erikadelarosa2872 ปีที่แล้ว

    If 😒 they shouldn’t be allowed at all 😒

  • @Sherri1971US
    @Sherri1971US ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you British leaders did the right thing. Hope other countries follow and do the right thing also.

  • @kennethbillings614
    @kennethbillings614 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad this getting money push back in more sports

  • @peacockLife
    @peacockLife ปีที่แล้ว

    fabulous... protect women's rights

  • @angusclark8330
    @angusclark8330 ปีที่แล้ว

    GBl News is THE news.

  • @AF-ei5yi
    @AF-ei5yi ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not fair to allow them to compete against biological women. It's not transphobic, it's fairness. The world does not revolve around the individuals needs

  • @jackaugsbury8517
    @jackaugsbury8517 ปีที่แล้ว

    The feminists need to stand up for women.

  • @1jotun136
    @1jotun136 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally, so sanity from the last UK.

  • @manuellayburr382
    @manuellayburr382 ปีที่แล้ว

    About time!

  • @adriantunmore5256
    @adriantunmore5256 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is a very simple solution to this farcical situation, trans athletes compete against other trans athletes, in trans games, following rules decided by trans people....just as people with disabilities have their own games.
    It is SO obvious, but, of course, we have to think about the "human rights" of the trans people (while totally ignoring the human rights of the vast majority of real, biological, women).

  • @AnandJohnSimon
    @AnandJohnSimon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There’s only man and woman no in betweens.

  • @stevehorner9004
    @stevehorner9004 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant

  • @melodymacken9788
    @melodymacken9788 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome !!!

  • @brendafrith6967
    @brendafrith6967 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well the Brits policy makers are a lot more responsible than those in Canada . I am Canadian and hate what the Trudeau government is doing to women here .

  • @thomasappelby1202
    @thomasappelby1202 ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine Badou Jack claiming he's a woman competing in female boxing? He would kill his female opponent within seconds.

  • @umarjongi3590
    @umarjongi3590 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Finally, women should sue the sporting institutions that allowed men to compete against them.