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   goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 09-Feb-2024 02:01:41 JST goatsarah

   [abstract]UK Press Transphobia[/abstract
   ]The UK media is now reporting the Parkrun have erased their records "to appease transgender runners".

   This is a total lie. They did it because TERFs were throwing a wobbly at them.

   But, of course, this will be used to push the narrative that "trans activists are ruining things for everyone."

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 09-Feb-2024 02:28:43 JST goatsarah

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     • Baroness Mandy
     @greygirl27 Really? “Both sides” is where you want to take this?
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     Baroness Mandy (greygirl27@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 09-Feb-2024 02:28:44 JST Baroness Mandy

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     @goatsarah park run removed all records rather than get embroiled in a foul spat between groups on both sides. There fixed it for you

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     fak (fak@toot.community)'s status on Friday, 09-Feb-2024 04:18:50 JST fak

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     • Baroness Mandy

     @goatsarah @greygirl27 ah yes, 'both sides'. One side harassing and abusing the very small number of trans runners who happen to be fast enough to be the fastest in their age category at a few (but nowhere near all) events (whilst the vast majority of these records are not held by trans runners). Sell transphobic t-shirts and harass volunteers. The other side: existing and running whilst trans (and in accordance with parkrun's rules).

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