If, as activists insist, “gender is just a construct”, and hulking “transgender women” enjoy no unfair physical advantage over actual women in sports, then why are so many people outraged about an inter-gender Mixed Martial Arts competition? After all, shouldn’t it just prove the transgenderists’ point that men can
Emmanuel Rincón fee.org Emmanuel Rincón is a lawyer, writer, novelist and essayist. He has won several international literary awards. He is Editor-at-large at El American I think that if there is something we can all agree on is that we do not like it when a referee wants to
Melbourne once boasted about being the sporting capital of the world. But it also once boasted about being “the world’s most liveable city”. Then, along came Dan and the CCP virus. Could any Melbournian boast about the “liveability” of their city now, without provoking howls of laughter? As for
Sir Russell Coutts Facebook After experiencing what it’s like in Europe since May, it appears there are a lot of things being mis-reported in New Zealand. The media here seems set on promoting fear. It would be interesting to send a truly independent news crew offshore to report on
A former captain of South Africa’s national cricket team withdrew from a T20 World Cup match on Tuesday after the sport’s national body instructed all players to “take the knee” before every game in the tournament that’s under way in the United Arab Emirates. Quinton de Kock,
John Simmons newsbusters.org On Monday, Washington State University head coach Nick Rolovich was fired from his job, along with four of his assistants. It wasn’t because of his record, the Cougars are 4-3 and currently rank third in the PAC-12 North division. It wasn’t because he was
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The tiny, indeed almost non-existent audiences, despite sunny days, at most provincial rugby matches provides further evidence of the game’s fading appeal. Personally, I find it largely unwatchable because of the incessant whistle-blowing, on my observation, at about one minute intervals, followed by 2
Supercars team owner Betty Klimenko says she will not be attending any of the forthcoming events in Sydney due to what she believes is vaccination discrimination. […] Klimenko lamented discrimination towards those who were unvaccinated, some who she said do not have a choice but were being ‘treated like the great
Roger Childs waikanaewatch.org “This award belongs to everyone who has been part of my Olympic journey.” –Laurel Hubbard Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has received world-wide publicity — and much derision — this year because of ‘her’ participation in the recent Tokyo Olympics. ‘Her’ selection in the New Zealand team created history
Tell me again how vaccines will give you freedom? Then tell me that we aren’t living in a dictatorship when you require a government permit to travel and have internal borders where you must show your papers. New Zealand Rugby will consider stepping in to bail out three Auckland
righttolife.org.uk Ernie Gawilan, the 30-year-old champion swimmer, competed in the 2016 Paralympics and was the first Filipino gold medalist at the Asian Para Games in 2018. Now, he competed at the 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo, where he carried his country’s flag in the closing ceremony. Born in
