Every year, in pretty much every athletic event, men break the women’s world record thousands of times. And, increasingly, under pressure from transactivists, authorities are going further, allowing athletes to compete as whichever sex they choose. Before the European Athletics Championships in 1966, female athletes had to walk naked in front of a panel of female doctors. This meant that Semenya went through a testosterone-driven puberty and benefited from male sporting advantage. What is new today is that female athletes are not merely shamed but are bullied into silence – those who speak out risk being dropped from their squads.

Source: Daily Mail July 10, 2021 21:00 UTC