Earlier J. K. Rowling was heavily criticized for speaking against transgender people. However, this year’s Paris Olympics pushed supporters into the writer’s favor. Several athletes spoke up against the participation of trans athletes in various female sports and track events.
In light of recent events, the United Nations surveyed the participation and wins of trans athletes in female sports. Rowing shared the report and highlighted opportunities that were swooped from aspiring female athletes. Here’s what the writer wrote.
J. K. Rowling Posts UN Report Titled, ‘Violence Against Women and Girls in Sports’
On October 25, J. K. Rowling took to X to share the United Nations report titled, Violence Against Women and Girls in Sports. The report stated the number of medals female athletes have lost to transgender athletes. Rowling wrote, “Over 890 medals, across 29 sports, stolen from women by men.”
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The report said, “According to information received, by 30 March 2024, over 600 female athletes in more than 400 competitions have lost more than 890 medals in 29 different sports.” Rowling slammed the trans athletes by calling them a “cheat community.” Several female athletes have protested against the legality of trans athletes’ participation in sports events.
UN Report States Testosterone Suppression Is Not Enough For Participation
Reem Alsalem’s, the UN special rapporteur presented the Violence Against Women and Girls in Sports report to the General Assembly earlier this month. Alsalem stated, “Some sports federations mandate testosterone suppression for athletes in order to qualify for female categories in elite sports.”
However, “pharmaceutical testosterone suppression for genetically male athletes — irrespective of how they identify — will not eliminate the set of comparative performance advantages they have already acquired.”
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Alsalem highlighted, “This approach may not only harm the health of the athlete concerned, but it also fails to achieve its stated objective.” She continued, “Therefore, the testosterone levels deemed acceptable by any sporting body are, at best, not evidence-based, arbitrary, and asymmetrically favor males.”
J. K. Rowling shared Alsalem’s findings in hopes that fair opportunities are not snatched from hardworking female athletes.
