LGFA welcome Transgender players.

If you take the objection to trans women in female sports out of it (which is a separate issue to the rest of the trans debate really) what's left?

EDIT

She seems to have gone full blown TERF in the last 10 days, I wonder what could have happened

No, I don't have a link to it, but I guess you could ask an LGFA member to work through their organisation to get more details, if you're so motivated about.

It's strange to see how people are now intensely interested in all the medical details on this one very, very niche issue.

The members don't know either, just whatever 80 people were in the room when they made the decision.

So what is your basis for accepting a testosterone level of twice an international federation level in a non contact sport? Blind faith or what? Or are you happy to put girls and women at risk without any solid scientific backing; actually when the consensus is against it.

Are the IAAF wrong? The Irfu are wrong to?

I've been watching ladies football for 35years you bet I'll comment when an small group convince a committee to make health and safety decisions which go against the scientific consensus.

When someone who plays it, a stands up for her sport as a woman, you label her with a derogatory name; where the fcuk do you think you have that right from?

LGFA - not GAA

This is going to hurt them, numbers wise

A thread from an eminent sports scientist on the matter.

He has referenced 13 studies which contradict the LGFA position

That's the best you can come up with eh?

Strawmanning of the highest calibre and a sad attempt to derail the discussion.

Pathetic tbh but not unexpected given your position on the topic. The same few people try the exact same tact on other threads concerning this subject, across the site. Such bad faith arguments.

That's all they have unfortunately. They aren't used to people talking back and having an opinion they don't like. Usually they just screech loudest and throw a few labels around and they win.

It was a decision made by suits in offices. The LGFA never considered its members or supporters and it wasn’t put to a vote of its members, nor were supporters polled. Undemocratic.

nobody is trying to save ‘little women’ 🙂 that’s your own description of them. People are trying to save a sport.

Again…women LGFA members didn’t make their own decision. Decisions were made by the LGFA management / board.

“Players over 16 must provide medical records showing their testosterone levels..”

given that the only accurate and statistically ‘verifiable’ method of checking testosterone levels is via a doctor and other suitably qualified healthcare professionals performing a blood test… some more needless pressure on our health services…

Now I did a search to see what the reaction was in the LGFA community at the most important level, the players….. as I thought, not going down well.

Very succinctly put by an experienced stalwart of the sport, these are the people that we need to listen to. Not suits infected by the woke virus and totally vulnerable and exposing themselves to pressure from certain selfish niche corners of the sporting / political establishment….

"big men", "little women", "checks notes"

Even by zealot standards, that is pathetic - You lot are worse than any Church.

Great to see how you've moved on from the emotive 'teen girls' to more accurate terminology, congrats.