Anna Posbergh (@annaposbergh.bsky.social) explains that we never discuss the performance *disadvantages* trans athletes face in the moral panic over trans inclusion in sport.

I wrote about a debate I attended about trans inclusion in women's sports, my initial opposition to said debate, and why I changed my mind about the merits of debating the other side www.sportspolitika.news/p/sports-pol...

This is the episode you have been waiting for.

Ep. 170: The Pseudoscience of Trans Exclusion In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport. open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...

At #ptg2025 academics and human rights experts argued that the US is using sport to deflect domestic criticism and restrict dissent, urging stronger oversight and ethical standards❌ Read the article👇 www.playthegame.org/news/sportsw...

Second SSJ special issue intro is out now. Since starting on this special issue in fall 2022, a lot has changed (tbh not for the better). Our intro documents those changes (and more) because this moment cannot/should not be erased or forgotten. journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...

I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.

A very scary bill just passed in Ohio for transgender folks. No one but local LGBTQ+ orgs are talking about it. First, Ohio is only recognizing sex assigned at birth, male or female. You can get in trouble for stating otherwise on documents, I imagine. I may need to change my state ID back. 1/5

From the New York Times, a 5 part podcast ignoring their own role in fomenting a moral panic targeting trans youth.

What was stunning to me was the level of coordination among right-wing groups as they began their full-on assault on trans athletes. Political, legal, business and media groups worked hand in hand to frame a hateful yet powerful message. One analyst likened it to the coordinated assault on Roe.

@billiejsweeney.bsky.social is such a brilliant, fearless journalist, and this piece illustrates the kind of work we need right now in this space.

What's behind the attacks on trans women and girls in sports? Today on Assigned, @billiejsweeney.bsky.social teases out the threaded political, legal, business, and media arms of the coordinated conservative assault on trans inclusion in athletic events.

“Rather than protecting the women’s category, these regulations reinforce harmful gender norms, disproportionately target women from marginalized backgrounds, and risk severe personal & professional consequences for women athletes.” Latest with @annaposbergh.bsky.social

“Rather than ‘protecting’ the women’s category, these regulations reinforce harmful gender norms, disproportionately target women from marginalized backgrounds, and risk severe personal and professional consequences for women athletes.” www.commondreams.org/opinion/worl...

“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.”

Oops, we’re almost at 5k words on this piece about cis women who support trans women in sport @annaposbergh.bsky.social And so much we’re not including as of now 😅

We should be taking trans people’s words more seriously. And, for the people who decide to value cis women’s voices & words more heavily than trans people’s (which sucks and is bigoted!!), I could see how this could move a needle for some

I am not good at pitching pieces, but I really 🤞🏻 hope that a short version of this article I’m working on with @annaposbergh.bsky.social can run somewhere. These statements from cis women make it clear that the anti-trans movement in sports wants to eliminate ALL girls & women’s sports eventually.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Award winning journalist & author @katiebarnes.bsky.social explains the “Protection of Women & Girls in Sports Act” bill that the House passed on Tuesday. Who & what could be affected if the Senate passes it, and potential unintended consequences of the bill. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

NCAA president Charlie Baker testified on Capitol Hill recently that of the 500,000 athletes at member schools, fewer than 10 are trans. there’s maybe 300 at the HS level nationwide. but hey, at least the hate brigade will have have a ‘victory’ to celebrate when strawberries are $12 a pound.

Rep AOC: "republicans, who have voted consistently against the violence against women's act, who have taken the rights of all women to have control over their own body, who as women are bleeding out in parking lots, now want to pretend today that they care about women."

It was a big year on the podcast with many *great* episodes. Please check the archive if you weren’t following along. However, these three were BY FAR the most downloaded. open.spotify.com/show/2JyEACA... @celesteeorr.bsky.social @annaposbergh.bsky.social @edgeofsports.bsky.social

Universities are riven by a contradiction: they claim to abhor violence but then “fail to acknowledge that college football is inherently defined by violence.” The evidence is becoming overwhelming & a public reckoning is in order, write @nkalamb.bsky.social & @derekcrim.bsky.social ⬇️

Everyone should be able to change their sex, including children. ALC argued this correctly. What we are fighting to defend is already a compromise with a transphobic society: the authority of doctors and parents within the private domain of the family nymag.com/intelligence...

On 🏐@endofsportpod.bsky.social🏐 ep159 @nkalamb.bsky.social + @annaposbergh.bsky.social discuss the abusive treatment of an athlete on the SJSU women's vball team, the current state of trans inclusion in sport & political transphobia: www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the... harbingermedianetwork.com 🔶

also our 2 books on trans athletes here www.emerald.com/insight/publ...

SJSU’s season probably ended last night. @annaposbergh.bsky.social and I went deep on what it all means. A lot of hot takes flying in this one—we were not in the most ‘academic’ mood.

Our special issue on trans/nonbinary inclusion in sports is LIVE! These articles are amazing, so something we pushed for was making the articles freely available: currently, 9 of the 11 are open access 🙏 Please share widely and cite generously ✨ journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...

Check out @thefrankiedlc.news' superb thread breaking down everything wrong with the NYT's coverage.

Check out @katiebarnes.bsky.social's exceptional reporting on this story in ESPN. www.espn.com/college-spor...

“Disgraceful moral panic” is genuinely the most accurate description for the situation

Ep. 159: The SJSU Transphobic Clusterf*ck @nkalamb.bsky.social is joined by @annaposbergh.bsky.social to discuss the abusive treatment of an athlete on the SJSU women's vball team, the current state of trans inclusion in sport, and political transphobia. We also talk science. t.co/tzXsTgACQJ

I think it’s fitting that my first post on here is a(n impromptu) podcast episode on the topic that encouraged me to (impromptu-edly) join bluesky. Thank you @nkalamb.bsky.social for inviting me to be a part of this important and timely conversation!!