Nicola Adams, Olympic champion boxer and high profile lesbian, has been outspoken about her views on trans athletes: they should not be permitted in female competitions.
Now she's on Strictly Come Dancing, as part of the show's first ever same sex partnership.
But Bex Stinson, Stonewall's βHead of trans inclusion", is sad (via).
Iβm sad because Nicola Adams was almost prevented from being her true self on #StrictlyComeDancing by homophobia. But she is trying to prevent trans people from playing sports by using transphobia. Iβm sad that the first same sex dancer on the show is transphobic ππ
β BEX (@Bex_Stinson) October 18, 2020
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Her sadness, alas, is not shared by any of the commenters to that tweet:
I recommend you take up boxing and then review how you feel about it.
β Chris C (@decaffreinated) October 18, 2020
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Nicola Adams merely wants trans people to play sport in the correct category, so that female people aren't pulverised. Why do you want her to be a misogynist?
β Helen Joyce (@HJoyceGender) October 18, 2020
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Plenty more on the same lines…
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