Think Tank: Deprive Sport Bodies of Taxpayers Cash Until Female Single-Sex Category Is Protected

Biological males competing in the women’s category under transgender identities is ‘a threat to the entirety of female sport,’ say campaigners.

Canadian transgender cyclist Rachel McKinnon carries a flag while celebrating winning a race during the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Masters Championship, in Manchester, England, on Oct. 19, 2019. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images

Taxpayers’ funding should be withdrawn from sporting bodies that do not protect female same-sex sports, according to a think tank.

In a report released on Friday, Policy Exchange claimed that self-declared identity policies are compromising sex-based categories and affecting women’s sports.