After speaking twice at the UN, once in Geneva & once in New York this statement from the UN puts very well the position of unfairness on women in women’s sport by including males.

The UN‑linked study (2024) reported that more than 600 female athletes that we know of, across 29 sports had lost out to trans‑identifying competitors, with nearly 900 medals going to those athletes. It will be far more by now.

The report from the UN also noted that some women withdrew from competition entirely, either because they felt they could not win against biologically male competitors or because they objected to the fairness of the rules. I have seen this myself many times. Women & girls self exclude. The same applies to single sex changing rooms & classes, that allow males in.

High‑profile examples include US high school athletics: where female runners testified that they stopped entering events when trans competitors dominated sprint categories. In martial arts and contact sports there have been cases where women declined to fight trans women opponents, citing safety concerns. In swimming and cycling female athletes have said they considered quitting when trans women were admitted into their categories.