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Jon Pike vs. transgender people

Jon Pike is a British philosopher and anti-transgender activist.

Background

Jonathan Edward “Jon” Pike (born ~1964) studied at Oxford and earned a doctorate from University of Glasgow in 1996. Since 1998 Pike has been a lecturer and tutor at The Open University UK.

Pike served as Chair of the British Philosophy of Sport Association.

Pike has advised sporting organizations including the World Anti-Doping Agency, World Rugby, British Triathlon, and the Sports Councils Equality Group.  

Anti-transgender activism

Pike is the convener of the Open University Gender Critical Research Network.

Pike is heavily involved in prohibiting transgender athletes, especially trans women, from participating in sex-segregated competitive sports.

References

Pike, Jon (February 22, 2021). Why the World Rugby guidelines banning trans athletes from the women’s game are reasonable. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/why-the-world-rugby-guidelines-banning-trans-athletes-from-the-womens-game-are-reasonable-152178

Pike, Jon (March 24, 2023). World Athletics trans ruling is a watershed moment UnHerd https://unherd.com/thepost/world-athletics-trans-ruling-is-a-watershed-moment/

Pike, Jon (December 8, 2022). Transgender Women Athletes and Elite Sport: Misleading at best, intellectually dishonest at worst. Macdonald-Laurier Institute https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/transgender-women-athletes-and-elite-sport-misleading-at-best-intellectually-dishonest-at-worst/

Pike, Jon (March 21, 2023). How world sport got into a mess over trans athletes – and how it can get out of it. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/how-world-sport-got-into-a-mess-over-trans-athletes-and-how-it-can-get-out-of-it-202188

Pike JE (2021). Safety, fairness, and inclusion: transgender athletes and the essence of Rugby. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 10.1080/00948705.2020.1863814

Staff report (July 4, 1996). Glasgow University. The Herald https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12037095.glasgow-university/

Resources

The Open University (open.ac.uk)

Twitter (twitter.com)

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