SPORTING BODY POLICIES

The Women’s Rights Network Fair Sports Awards recognise those sports that protect Fairness and Safety in female sport, and those that are ignoring UK law and allowing males to compete and participate in female categories.

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It is lawful under the Equality Act 2010 for sports to exclude males from female categories in order to provide FAIR and SAFE sport for women and girls.

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Despite this the vast majority of sports and fitness activities in the UK allow males to self-identify into the Female category. This threatens to destroy women’s sport. Not only do males claim prizes and podium places from women, but their selection into teams displaces the women and girls who should have earned those places.

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Males who have self-identified into women’s sport may also self-identify into female changing rooms and toilets (often because sports policies state they should use the facilities where they feel most comfortable). It is lawful to exclude males from female changing rooms, toilets and other single-sex spaces (such as women-only swimming pools or gyms).

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The WRN Fair Sport Awards give GOLD awards to those sports that protect female categories from grassroots through to elite level. SILVER is awarded to those sports that protect competition but have yet to protect the rights of women taking part in grassroots / recreational activities.

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ROTTEN TOMATO awards are given to those sports that allow males to take part in female sport and activities, and in many cases also allow them into female toilets and changing facilities.

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Current status of Fair and Unfair sports in the UK