Sports journalists, do you find press conferences repetitive and that trying to get an insightful quote from the speaker is like pushing water up a hill? I wrote about why press conferences suck👇. evieashton.substack.com/p/press-conf...

Press conferences suck. This week, I wrote about why they are less about reporting the truth and more about preserving the status quo.👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/press-conf...

Was Michelle Agyemang’s ACL tear caused by sexism? Before jumping to blame hips, hormones, boots or pitches, I write we must consider the gendered inequalities women are subject to throughout their footballing lives that may seriously impact injury risk. 👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/sexism-cau...

Our investigation by journalist @evieashton.bsky.social revealed how athletes were being forced to come out because of blanket sports bans that were being implemented following the Supreme Court ruling and the now withdrawn EHRC guidance on it 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/i-had-to-out...

The England and Wales Cricket Board is being sued over its ban on trans women's inclusion in the sport 👇 We asked in September whether they'd considered this outcome of their ban, and they stood by their stance. This is what they said and what the case will look at 🧵 bsky.app/profile/good...

For too long, sporting bodies, @cam.ac.uk societies, and those who shrink in the face of hate, have adopted the blanket approach of excluding trans people from sport. Enough. We are suing the England and Wales Cricket Board. goodlaw.social/qvf6

What if Leah Williamson’s ACL injury that forced her to miss the World Cup 2023 was caused by sexism? Drawing on a recent paper by sociologist Madeline Pape, I discuss why gender inequalities, not 'female biology', could be behind the “ACL crisis” 👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/sexism-cau...

Had a go at critiquing football's "no room for racism in sport" anti-discrimination expression. Worried it's less about anti-racism and more about deflection and avoidance of the wider issue of structural racism in English football. ✍ evieashton.substack.com/p/the-proble...

“What a summer of women’s sport.” “England women will inspire the next gen.” Why are we whitewashing this year? Trans women and girls were literally banned. Sex testing was brought back. And Black players are being subjected to racism. Journalism MUST recognise setbacks as well as progress.

Sharing this again. Happy for the Red Roses but now more than ever we need to remember those who have been excluded from women’s rugby and won’t be able to reap the benefits of the team’s success.

NEW: World Athletics’s reintroduction of sex testing at the World Championships 2025 is "a threat to all women", an expert has said. Spoke to Dr Sheree Bekker about the "insidious" effects of this policy for @scotnational.bsky.social. www.thenational.scot/sport/254819...

I of course welcome the recognition of the state of Palestine. And there won't be a Palestinian state left if government's continue enabling Israel's unfolding genocide. Labour can't credibly support Palestinian statehood whilst also continuing to arm Israel.

NEW: World Athletics’s reintroduction of sex testing at the World Championships 2025 is "a threat to all women", an expert has said. Spoke to Dr Sheree Bekker about the "insidious" effects of this policy for @scotnational.bsky.social. www.thenational.scot/sport/254819...

#journorequest Looking to speak to an academic e.g. historian, social scientist, political scientist etc... on the perceived freedom of speech crisis amid rising anti-immigrant rhetoric and far-right protests in the UK.

A few months ago, trans women and girls had the freedom to participate and enjoy football and cricket and their sporting families taken away from them. I've been investigating how their privacy was stripped from them too. My exclusive investigation: www.wearequeeraf.com/i-had-to-out...

A few months ago, trans women and girls had the freedom to participate and enjoy football and cricket and their sporting families taken away from them. I've been investigating how their privacy was stripped from them too. My exclusive investigation: www.wearequeeraf.com/i-had-to-out...

"The responsibility for growing women’s sport and achieving gender justice in sport should not lie with those who were not culpable for its marginalisation in the first place and have borne the brunt of abuse and discrimination since." evieashton.substack.com/p/stop-burde...

In 2025, female athletes are still expected to carry out unpaid labour and deal with online abuse and discrimination. My latest piece on the narrative that female athletes should be responsible for increasing their own, and their sport’s, visibility.👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/stop-burde...

Are we expecting too much of women's rugby players? My latest piece tackles the exhausting unpaid labour female athletes are expected to carry out.👇 open.substack.com/pub/evieasht...

You know who never gets called "a biological male"? Biological males.

“The “Reform FC Home Shirt” is far more than a gimmick. It is a key to unlocking more voters and mobilising support for a far right party.” My latest newsletter👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/why-the-uk...

"Seen as a football club, Reform UK is no longer a political party that, in government, would be responsible for tackling poverty, preventing climate catastrophe, or reducing NHS waiting times, but instead a “winning team” hoping to lift the league trophy." 👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/why-the-uk...

Why we can't afford to laugh off Reform UK's football shirts. My latest ✍️ evieashton.substack.com/p/why-the-uk...

“Linking sex attacks to migration is 'dangerous racist diversion' warn 100 women's rights groups” We all know racist men are just racist men and more likely to be a danger to women themselves. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

"Sport, with its inherent power and resource imbalances, has a unique capacity to generate, enable and support gender-based violence." More in my latest👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/does-sport...

Transphobia as justification for subjecting all women athletes to intrusive medical tests and someone else's definition of who they 'really' are. Cursory searches online indicate presence of the SRY gene has a complex range of effects, including none. This is nonsense. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...

It cannot be denied: this is a deliberate and coldly-calculated famine, engineered by a technologically-advanced state which knows exactly what it is doing. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Most sportspeople and the sports workforce are great people, right? It's the morally depraved few that come in and ruin sport for everyone... Dived into some debunking of these popular beliefs this week.👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/does-sport...

“It’s all about inspiring the next generation of young girls in women’s sport, unless your trans.” Thinking of trans girls and women who have had the right to play football (what the Lionesses are all about) taken from them by the FA.

I am going to level with you - I can't enjoy this Euros win because everyone will use it as an excuse to forget they banned us.

Thrilled that the Lionesses have done it again. However, is the growth of women's football always the same as 'progress'? Words on this below. 👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/why-this-s...

After trans women were recently banned from women's football, attention is now turning to new restrictions on trans men, who must sign a declaration most are refusing to accept. @bernietranders.bsky.social explains more transwrites.world/fa-trans-men/

"So, while being gay may be normalised, it is only the gay and straight women’s footballers who conform to acceptable representations of femininity and womanhood that are permitted." Is women's football's LGBT+ inclusivity an illusion? Read more👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/what-ponyt...

"So, while being gay may be normalised, it is only the gay and straight women’s footballers who conform to acceptable representations of femininity and womanhood that are permitted." Is women's football's LGBT+ inclusivity an illusion? Read more👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/what-ponyt...

"As footballers who already transgress typical gender boundaries in being muscular and playing in the ‘male preserve’ of football, conforming to standards of femininity is essential to resist stereotypes and implications of being or wanting to be a man." Words on this👇

The women's euros start today so, naturally, I've decided to explore why only three of the competition's 368 players have short hair. My latest piece on what ponytails tell us about homophobia in women's football 👇. evieashton.substack.com/p/what-ponyt...

IDF is an institution, not a person. Saying “Death” to it, means abolishing the institution. We are in a very dangerous place if you cannot voice a negative opinion about an institution committing war crimes without this sort of thing, or accusations of antisemitism, happening.

“Disability benefits and out of work benefits are totally different…” says Paralympian Sophie Christiansen. “They have to get rid of the barriers we face to get into work like inaccessible travel. I’ve been left on a train countless times getting into work.” 👇 www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

“People are saying by cutting benefits it will incentivise a return to work but as a disabled person who works outside of being a Paralympian, I still have extra costs because I am disabled.” My exclusive in the Big Issue: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

“the BBC have heard complaints that their Glasgow edition of Question Time featured no-one from Glasgow’s third largest party, the Scottish Greens. To rectify this we have invited Glasgow’s sole Reform UK councillor to appear on the next episode”

Paralympic champions have said the government’s planned cuts to disability benefits are “targeted”, “misunderstood” and won’t “solve the major issues”. My exclusive in The Big Issue🚨: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

personally I think it's far more objectionable to refer to a pregnant 13-year-old as a 'woman' than to refer to a cis woman as a 'person', but what do I know

“Homophobia starts with heteronormative and patriarchal environments and ends when men’s football collectively educates itself on, and trains itself to challenge, the biases, beliefs and behaviours that perpetuate them.” More👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/why-mens-f...

I’ve been making my way through the Welfare Reform Bill and this paragraph on the gov.uk website is genuinely disgusting. Receiving a decent disability benefits rate “encourages sickness”, does it? Funny, I thought it just enabled severely ill and disabled people to eat.

“Homophobic and misogynistic language was then used to police these masculinity boundaries and discipline those who stepped outside them.” From my latest newsletter on why men’s football is homophobic.👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/why-mens-f...

It’s pride month. Yet many still think homophobia starts with a rogue, morally corrupt, gay-hating football fan and ends with them being banned from a stadium. Wrote about our collective misunderstanding of homophobia is and why it exists in men’s football.👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/why-mens-f...

“It’s all about inspiring the next generation of young girls in women’s sport, unless you’re trans.” Words on the upcoming big summer of women’s sport✍️👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/why-this-s...

The big summer of women’s sport is upon us. Will it be a turning point? Probably not. If sports bodies keep valuing growth, revenue and reputation over diversity, inclusivity and equity how can we expect tangible, systemic change? Words✍️ evieashton.substack.com/p/why-this-s...

Hahahaha, guess what team, IT'S NOT A BLOODY TREND! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Many sports journalists on the inside are trapped in double binds where no matter what they do, they risk becoming “complicit in helping those clubs achieve their own agenda, rather than working as the eyes and ears of the public”" Words from my latest👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/how-sports...