UK anti-trans groups begin witch hunt to dox trans women in sport

For Women Scotland Sport and Sex Matters have launched a campaign aimed at identifying and publicising trans women participating in women's sports across the UK.

The anti-trans groups For Women Scotland Sport and Sex Matters have announced a disturbing campaign aimed at identifying and publicising trans women participating in women's sports across the UK. This comes off the Olympic hate campaign against cisgender female boxer Imane Khelif, who was targeted by a transphobic smear campaign falsely claiming she was transgender after towering over her opponent.

The groups took to social media to announce their intent to "map" the transgender women competing in UK women’s sports, sparking widespread condemnation.

The attempted public exposure of transgender women’s identities, especially in such a heated climate around transgender issues, raises serious concerns about their safety. Put simply, this is a transparent attempt to create a hostile environment for transgender women.

Mallory Moore from the Trans Safety Network called on British sports bodies and those involved in sports to take a clear public stance against this threat to sporting participants.

Amid backlash, For Women Scotland attempted to downplay the scope of their campaign, claiming they were only seeking information about teams and leagues that allow transgender women. However, their initial statement explicitly referred to 'mapping' transgender women competing in women’s sports, and the post below from Sex Matters additionally makes it clear it is about targeting specific women.

Contrary to the claims about transgender women made by these groups, scientific evidence shows that trans women do not have an unfair advantage in women’s sports after undergoing hormone therapy. Studies by Harper (2015, 2021) and Miller (2022) demonstrate that within the first year of testosterone suppression, muscle mass and strength in transgender women decrease significantly, aligning their performance with that of cisgender women athletes. While some trans women may retain slightly higher lean body mass, this is within the normal range for cisgender athletes, meaning there is no significant competitive advantage.

Both organisations provided their emails for people to dob in transgender women, asking for information about teams, leagues and competitions: Sport@forwomen.scot and TellUs@sex-matters.org

It would be awful if someone took it upon themselves to send in some false tips.