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Women’s Sports Union vs. transgender people

Women’s Sports Union is a British organization that opposes participation by transgender athletes in sex-segregated competitive sports.

Background

The Women’s Sports Union Limited was incorporated on September 16, 2025 under company number 16721172 by Sharron Davies and Tracy Edwards.

People

Staff

Advisory Board

  • Jon Benjamin
  • Caroline Bondy
  • Cathy Devine
  • Kate Hoey
  • Barry McGuigan
  • Judy Murray
  • Karen Pickering
  • Jon Pike
  • Daley Thompson
  • Ross Tucker
  • Michele Verokken

Supporters & Advisers

Anti-trans coverage

Staff report (May 6, 2026). Warning issued to governing bodies over fairness in women’s sport. The Christian Institute https://www.christian.org.uk/news/warning-issued-to-governing-bodies-over-fairness-in-womens-sport/

Clarke, Robert (April 27, 2026). Why are men still competing in women’s sports? Spiked https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/04/27/why-are-men-still-competing-in-womens-sports/

Press release (April 23, 2026). Sports bodies threatened with legal action if they continue to allow men to compete in women’s sport. Women’s Sports Union and Alliance Defending Freedom https://adfinternational.org/news/sports-bodies-threatened-with-legal-action

Staff report (December 2, 2025). Why men in women’s sports is the doping of our time. Spiked https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/12/02/why-men-in-womens-sports-is-the-doping-of-our-time/

Baksi, Catherine (September 17, 2025). Sharron Davies: I’ll sue sports that let trans athletes take on women. The Times https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/sharron-davies-women-sports-union-trans-athletes-prcr88vsm

Resources

Women’s Sports Union (womenssportsunion.com)

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