MP Warns Sporting Regulators Fear Being Cancelled for Banning Trans Athletes

Tim Loughton said bodies also worried about 'costly' and 'vexatious' legal claims

England's Chloe Kelly celebrates scoring a goal with teammates at the Women's Euro 2022 final at Wembley Stadium in London on July 31, 2022. Molly Darlington/Reuters

Sporting regulators fear being cancelled or sued if they ban trans competitors from female sports, an MP has told Parliament.

Tim Loughton said the organisations want firm rules on ensuring that only biological females compete against each other, but risk “vexatious, costly legal actions” and being dragged on social media as “transphobic and exclusionary.”