Expert on Transgender Rights Blames Far-Right Govt’s Around the World for FINA Transgender Ban

GREEN I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about some news ░░░░░░░░ we heard this week ░░░░░░░░ world s governing body ░░░░░░░░ that it is no ░░░░░░░░ going to allow transgender ░░░░░░░░ in women s competitions ░░░░░░░░ it s very specific ░░░░░░░░ was if if they ░░░░░░░░ taking hormone if they ░░░░░░░░ they started with any ░░░░░░░░ of male puberty so ░░░░░░░░ was DUTHIERS After 12 ░░░░░░░░ Yeah 12 was the ░░░░░░░░ right So FINA officials ░░░░░░░░ saying that transgender women ░░░░░░░░ a physical advantage over ░░░░░░░░ women and now this ░░░░░░░░ the president of World ░░░░░░░░ came out and praised ░░░░░░░░ decision and many people ░░░░░░░░ interpreted that as you ░░░░░░░░ maybe there s a ░░░░░░░░ that we may see ░░░░░░░░ similar rule when it ░░░░░░░░ to track and field ░░░░░░░░ gotta get your reaction ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I think first ░░░░░░░░ all this is a ░░░░░░░░ ban I mean nobody ░░░░░░░░ going to be able ░░░░░░░░ prove that they have ░░░░░░░░ monitoring their hormones every ░░░░░░░░ few weeks since they ░░░░░░░░ 12 So let s ░░░░░░░░ be real about what ░░░░░░░░ happening here And also ░░░░░░░░ are not there s ░░░░░░░░ a single athlete who ░░░░░░░░ trans competing on the ░░░░░░░░ stage at this point ░░░░░░░░ swimming or in track ░░░░░░░░ what they re doing ░░░░░░░░ regulating a problem that ░░░░░░░░ t exist a hypothetical ░░░░░░░░ And at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day given that ░░░░░░░░ are no trans athletes ░░░░░░░░ is this going to ░░░░░░░░ Women cis women who ░░░░░░░░ been policed always and ░░░░░░░░ the whole history of ░░░░░░░░ regulation in sport has ░░░░░░░░ been a way to ░░░░░░░░ the bodies of athletes ░░░░░░░░ women in sports cis ░░░░░░░░ trans alike and ultimately ░░░░░░░░ s a long history ░░░░░░░░ just policing the bodies ░░░░░░░░ black and brown women ░░░░░░░░ the Global South That ░░░░░░░░ what that is what ░░░░░░░░ always happened with these ░░░░░░░░ And of course this ░░░░░░░░ happening at the most ░░░░░░░░ levels but it s ░░░░░░░░ have an impact on ░░░░░░░░ 12 where trans kids ░░░░░░░░ going to be targeted ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen in ░░░░░░░░ states already that ban ░░░░░░░░ kids girls from sports ░░░░░░░░ to participate alongside their ░░░░░░░░ peers DUTHIERS So why ░░░░░░░░ you think they took ░░░░░░░░ step at this point ░░░░░░░░ this is five years ░░░░░░░░ no one was talking ░░░░░░░░ this STRANGIO Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ I think this has ░░░░░░░░ a weaponized political discourse ░░░░░░░░ the right They know ░░░░░░░░ s effective It s ░░░░░░░░ its way globally It ░░░░░░░░ associated deeply with far ░░░░░░░░ governments around the world ░░░░░░░░ attack trans people in ░░░░░░░░ way And if you ░░░░░░░░ at sort of what ░░░░░░░░ happened in the U ░░░░░░░░ leading up to 22 ░░░░░░░░ 24 this is a ░░░░░░░░ thing This is not ░░░░░░░░ practical they don t ░░░░░░░░ about women s sports ░░░░░░░░ don t care about ░░░░░░░░ full stop But what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing is an ░░░░░░░░ investment in attacking people ░░░░░░░░ s consolidating power in ░░░░░░░░ lead up to 2022 ░░░░░░░░ 2024, with global ramifications.”