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Rob Mullins @robertmullins.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I'm going to start a thread collating expert responses to the IOC's sex testing policy. Please feel free to reply with additions. I'm more interested in the views of scientists than lawyers or philosophers, but everything counts.

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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Even if the IOC won’t listen to the people affected by its decisions, we might at least expect it to listen to professional experts when they say that it’s got this very badly wrong.

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Asser International Sports Law Blog | Joint Statement from Legal Experts on Genetic Sex Testing in Sport

We, the undersigned legal experts in human rights and sports, issue this statement out of urgent con

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Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 26/03/2026

if you want to know the history of this kind of policy, I made a podcast two years ago that explained why these tests make no sense, how they were already used and eventually abandoned by the IOC in the 80's and 90's, and the devastating impacts they have on real athletes: www.tested-podcast.com

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TESTED – A surprising history of women’s sports

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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

A statement on the IOC's decision to reintroduce mandatory sex testing for women. Please share widely. Alt text follows in the following posts.

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sasha @2damntrans.bsky.social · 17/04/2024

Liz Truss wanted to abolish the Equality Act because she mistakenly thinks “it says whether you’re a woman or whether you’re Black or whether you’re gay is more important than what your talents are.” Is it any surprise then that she turned the EHRC into a vehicle for anti-trans politics?

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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 07/04/2024

TODAY’S THE DAY! Four of our runners are going to be in the Brighton Marathon today! Please wish them luck! 🏳️‍⚧️

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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 31/03/2024

To celebrate Trans Day of Visibility, we’ll be returning to our social media and making some BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS. We look forward to sharing the good news, starting with our snazzy new profile pic.

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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 29/11/2023

Here we see one of the more prominent anti-trans campaigners in the US stating the reality of the trans people in sports “debate” openly. It’s not about “advantage”, it’s about their belief that societal systems MUST treat trans people as their sex assigned at birth in all cases.

Quote tweet by Riley Gaines in response to Erin Reed pointing out her support for banning trans women from chess. It reads: “Of course I do. I worked alongside leadership within to make sure of it. Women's opportunities are meant for women, full stop. Men shouldn't be in women's category in chess, pool, or any sport.

Why even have women's category in the first place if men can play wherever they want?”

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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

Right here is a clear example of what we're trying to fight against. Anti-trans groups have recently made a push to target local parkruns (the free-to-enter, non-competitive, mixed-gender events) for basic trans inclusion. www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/02/p...

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Anti-trans activists protest non-competitive Parkrun event over trans inclusion

Anti-trans activists have staged a protest at Parkrun in Manchester over trans women being allowed to participate.

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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

First up, we're celebrating one of our members, Caelyn, who ran in the Cardiff Half Marathon on October 1st achieving a time of 2:55:53.

Woman with short brown hair running among others in a half marathon, wearing pink trainers, black shorts and a blue Cardiff Rescue Hotel shirt, holding a trans flag in her left hand.

Photo of the same woman running in the marathon, her right arm outstretched with the trans flag flowing behind her.

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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

Hi, we’re Tranathon. We’re a group of trans people in the UK trying to increase representation and fight transphobia by participating in public running events such as marathons and parkruns.

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