The backlash against gender extremism continues: Over 40,000 athletes, women, and activists have signed a petition urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to keep biological men out of women’s sports.
The petition points out that “governments and organizational bodies like the IOC have adopted policies that allow males who identify as female to compete in women’s sports.”
Recently, the Paris Olympics saw two boxers, Imane Khelif from Algeria and Lin Yu-ting from Taiwan, win gold medals in women’s boxing — even after being previously disqualified on gender grounds.
IOC President Thomas Bach voiced his support for them, positioning IOC leadership as more extreme-left on this issue than the United Nations.
It was Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, who released a report revealing that women have lost nearly 900 medals across 29 different sports to biological males.
It’s outrageous that this debate is even necessary: All available scientific evidence clearly shows that men possess significant strength and size advantages over women.
This is true even at the high school and college level: UPenn’s Lia Thomas, a mediocre swimmer in the men’s division, went on to win a national championship when competing against women.
That alone is all the proof any rational person needs.
Fortunately, one challenger to replace Bach at the IOC, Sebastian Coe — a legendary runner and gold medalist for England — has been clear about where he stands.
He has promised to implement an “uncompromising and clearcut” policy to protect women’s sports from the gender extremists if elected in March.
Given the growing opposition to gender radicalism across Europe, Coe appears to have a strong chance — a solid one, judging by the petition’s momentum.
His victory would be a huge win for women and girls everywhere — and for sanity over ideology.
Anyone not completely consumed by gender madness should sign the IOC petition now and keep up the pressure until reality prevails.