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Save Women’s Sports (US) vs. transgender people

Save Women’s Sports was an American anti-trans website that opposed any transgender athletes competing in sex-segregated competitive sports.

People

  • Beth Stelzer
  • Linda Blade
  • Emily Kaht
  • Lyndsey Halik
  • Jennifer Wagner-Assali
  • Mary Verrando-Higgins
  • Evie Edwards

IOC petition

In 2020, Save Women’s Sports prepared a peitition presented to the International Olympic Committee protesting their transgender athlete policy.

Save Women’s Sports United States-based, Members Worldwide

  • Beth Stelzer, Founder
  • Dr. Linda Blade, Founding Member

Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF) United States-based, Members Worldwide 

  • Natasha Chart, Board President

Alberta Radical Feminists Canada

  • Ana Paula Henkel Brazal/U.S.A. Former Pro-volleyball. 4 Olympic Games, Olympic Medalist. 

Canadian Women’s Declaration Canada

Canadian Gender Report  Canada

Canadian Women’s Sex-Based Rights (caWsbar) Canada

Concerned Women For America United States

Contra borrado de las Mujeres Spain

Coletiva Time (Tempo Colective) Brazil

Edmonton Small Press Association Canada

Edmonton Women & Allies Against the Sex Industry (EWAASI) Canada

  • Emilie Kao United States Director, The DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society 

Family Research Council United States

  • Sarah Perry, Esq., Director of Partnerships
  • Cathy Ruse, J.D., Senior Legal Fellow
  • Mary Beth Waddell, J.D., Senior Legislative Assistant

Fair Go for Queensland Women Australia

Fair Play For Women United Kingdom

  • Dr. NIcola Williams

Fair Sex Foundation Worldwide

Feminist Current Canada

Feminist Legal Clinic Australia

Fem Revolt Croatia

For Women Scotland United Kingdom

GIDYVR (Gender Identity Vancouver) Canada

Hands Across the Aisle Coalition United States-based, Worldwide Members

IWD Brisbane/Meanjin  Australia

Independent Women’s Forum United States

  • Carrie Lukas, President 

Let All Play United States

  • Jennifer Bryson, Founder

Mujeres por la abolición (Women For Abolition) Spain

No Corpo Certo (In the Right Body) Brazil

PDF Qeubec Canada

REAL for Women Australia

Radical Feminists Unite Canada

Sharron Davies Olympic Medalist

Speak Up for Women New Zealand

  • Ani O’Brien, Spokesperson
  • Rowena Edge, Spokesperson

Sport and Citizenship Sport Serving Policy France

  • Annie Sugier, Spokesperson

Standing for Women United Kingdom

Stichting Voorzij  (Foundation For Her) Netherlands

  • Caroline Franssen, Founder 

Strashnaya (Fearsome Fems) Russia

Super Violetas (Super Violets) Spain

The Inga Thompson Foundation Untied States

Transgender Trend

We The Females  Canada

Woman are Human Worldwide

  • Mary Ellen Donovan, Founder

Women’s Human Rights Campaign UK Based – Worldwide Members

Women’s Liberation Radio News US Based – Worldwide Members

  • Thistle Pettersen, Founding Member

Women Speak Tasmania Tasmania, Australia

XX Fair Play Rights United States

  • Misha Fayant, Co-Founder

Resources

GLAAD Accountability Project (glaad.org/gap)

Instagram (instagram.com)

Facebook (facebook.com)

YouTube (youtube.com)

Archival resources

Save Women’s Sports (savewomenssports.com) [archive]

  • IOC petition
  • http://savewomenssports.com/iocpetition [archive]

Twitter (twitter.com)

  • SaveWomensSport [deactivated]