<![CDATA[Trans women have been banned from women's darts.]]>Trans women have been banned from women's darts.

Darts.

The ban is based on some English woman's "study". The woman in question is a known TERF.

Again, let me reiterate: darts.

Darts.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d08e7432-4364-4b78-a0fa-e385cb73695d/trans-women-have-been-banned-from-women-s-darts.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 19:15:36 GMTMon, 18 May 2026 08:17:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 11:42:40 GMT]]>@thomholwerda Also, chess. Really.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/wesdym/statuses/116601058817483654https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/wesdym/statuses/116601058817483654Tue, 19 May 2026 11:42:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 10:42:45 GMT]]>@andrewt @quixoticgeek @bithive @thomholwerda You are right, there is no chess competition for men only. (At least none I am aware of.) The women’s chess competitions, leagues, clubs, etc. were introduced to a) make chess more popular for girls and women and b) protect them from the sexist lines and harassment of some of the male participants.

Two valid reasons that make me very upset, actually. 🤬

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/proedie/statuses/116600823179790318https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/proedie/statuses/116600823179790318Tue, 19 May 2026 10:42:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 10:08:10 GMT]]>@quixoticgeek @bithive @thomholwerda is that true? I've never heard of a men's chess competition — there are women's events and there are open events. if that was the reason, wouldn't they actually segregate it?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/andrewt/statuses/116600687166716172https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/andrewt/statuses/116600687166716172Tue, 19 May 2026 10:08:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 10:02:27 GMT]]>@quixoticgeek @bithive @thomholwerda that's 99% of the reason any women's sport exists. Just look at all the events that got split in the Olympics after a woman beat a man to a medal.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glasgow.social/users/craignicol/statuses/116600664746053190https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glasgow.social/users/craignicol/statuses/116600664746053190Tue, 19 May 2026 10:02:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:51 GMT]]>@thomholwerda they are banned from fun runs too, where there's no competition, or changing rooms.

All the arguments are bullshit, the TERFs are just making it damn obvious

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glasgow.social/users/craignicol/statuses/116600658454959149https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glasgow.social/users/craignicol/statuses/116600658454959149Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:25 GMT]]>@thomholwerda I'm not surprised in a world where this is a thing

People deranged entirely what is common sense in a way they don't even think what they are banning trans people for.

Not that humanity doesn't have history of this kind of apartheid: not long ago there were actual political discussions if allow or not lesbian woman in to public bathroom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_people_in_chess

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bark.lgbt/users/Dunpiteog/statuses/116600656748069304https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bark.lgbt/users/Dunpiteog/statuses/116600656748069304Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 09:58:07 GMT]]>@fluffy women-specific chess competitions exist because men's competitions are full of intolerable misogynists who drive women away from the sport.

A more radical solution would be ban these assholes.
@michal @thomholwerda

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/Tattie/statuses/116600647676656082https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/Tattie/statuses/116600647676656082Tue, 19 May 2026 09:58:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 09:17:44 GMT]]>@HarriettMB @thomholwerda Totally agreed!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116600488903209877https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116600488903209877Tue, 19 May 2026 09:17:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 09:10:36 GMT]]>@lnr @thomholwerda I hope park run can continue to resist. The continued demonisation of trans men and trans women is appalling, creepy, vindictive and just wrong.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/HarriettMB/statuses/116600460840108714https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/HarriettMB/statuses/116600460840108714Tue, 19 May 2026 09:10:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 08:11:08 GMT]]>@HarriettMB @thomholwerda Park Run haven't banned trans women from taking part as women! (There is pressure on them to do so, but they have resisted *very* hard).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116600226978465694https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116600226978465694Tue, 19 May 2026 08:11:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 07:56:53 GMT]]>@akamran@indieweb.social @thomholwerda@exquisite.social isn't that the reason they have different gendered competitions for shooting sports at the Olympics?]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.social/notes/amfwlvbz4phttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.social/notes/amfwlvbz4pTue, 19 May 2026 07:56:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 07:38:10 GMT]]>@avuko

Men don't want to lose against women.

Society has less encouragement for women to enter competitive sports ➡️ fewer opportunities ➡️ less practice, sponsorship etc.

So a girl would have to run with the boys for equal development and education.

Back to top.

@ra6bit @thomholwerda

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.bau-ha.us/users/xepia_/statuses/116600097385815317https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.bau-ha.us/users/xepia_/statuses/116600097385815317Tue, 19 May 2026 07:38:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 07:35:32 GMT]]>@quixoticgeek @thomholwerda why is Chess even gender-segregated?

And if it is, why isn't there gender specific Nobel prize? If it has to be absurdist, it should be so to the end.

How about gender specific United Nations? It's a useless organization anyway, so why not two (or more)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/bonkers/statuses/116600087041149200https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/bonkers/statuses/116600087041149200Tue, 19 May 2026 07:35:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 07:25:45 GMT]]>@LordCaramac

Different point as it takes gender separation as a given, but same sentiment:

"Why were women banned from football? ...

There were worries that the success of women's football would damage the popularity of the men's game once the war was over."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/49319292

@thomholwerda

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.bau-ha.us/users/xepia_/statuses/116600048572538909https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.bau-ha.us/users/xepia_/statuses/116600048572538909Tue, 19 May 2026 07:25:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 07:22:27 GMT]]>@LordCaramac @thomholwerda It's not exactly gender segregated, in that there are no specific men's competitions, men and women compete alongside each other in the big tournaments - and indeed just a few weeks ago Beau Greaves became the first woman to win a major ranking championship.

I assume the rationale for having a separate women's competition is the same as with snooker (a game I'm rather more familiar with): because the game is culturally so dominated by cis men, having distinct women's events allows talented women to develop their game in a less overwhelmingly male environment. And again, the best female snooker players do compete on the world tour, which is not segregated.

(I'm not aware of any decisions being made regarding trans players in snooker, but I might be wrong).

In that respect, it's like having separate competitions for young competitors.

However, that makes banning trans players even *more* absurd. Because there's no sense in which sex-assigned-at-birth can impact upon ability, women's tournaments are solely about development, and clearly trans/nb/other people would benefit from that every bit as much as cis women.

If the whole point is to allow darts (and snooker) to be accessible outside of a highly masculine environment, then it makes sense to simply exclude cis men and let everyone else compete. What they're doing is excluding trans people purely for the sake of excluding trans people, and it's appalling.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/RolloTreadway/statuses/116600035577483167https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/RolloTreadway/statuses/116600035577483167Tue, 19 May 2026 07:22:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 07:20:10 GMT]]>@thomholwerda it's not at all the point, but it makes me think about that time I read AWAB have a biological advantage as snipers.

Darts.

Just ludicrous. 🤷

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/philbetts/statuses/116600026573022675https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/philbetts/statuses/116600026573022675Tue, 19 May 2026 07:20:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Tue, 19 May 2026 03:43:05 GMT]]>@nusher

She is not excluded from competing against cis-men (and others) in open events.

https://apnews.com/article/darts-transgender-policy-ad551e0a0940e7dcdd03dff23ffbeeaa

@thomholwerda

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All TERFs are fascists.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/angiebaby/statuses/116598433351209999https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/angiebaby/statuses/116598433351209999Tue, 19 May 2026 00:34:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Mon, 18 May 2026 22:16:41 GMT]]>@thomholwerda it's also happened in chess, btw. Go figure.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/iris/statuses/116597889529474293https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/iris/statuses/116597889529474293Mon, 18 May 2026 22:16:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Mon, 18 May 2026 21:30:48 GMT]]>@nagaram @bithive @thomholwerda Judith Polgár?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.v.st/users/quixoticgeek/statuses/116597709101567669https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.v.st/users/quixoticgeek/statuses/116597709101567669Mon, 18 May 2026 21:30:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Mon, 18 May 2026 21:20:58 GMT]]>@thomholwerda this would be the perfect opportunity for David Mitchell to weigh in on the side of trans women but also a great opportunity for him to ruin his legacy utterly in my eyes by going to the terf side so I am terrified of him making any comment whatsoever.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.games/users/kinsale42/statuses/116597670458005865https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.games/users/kinsale42/statuses/116597670458005865Mon, 18 May 2026 21:20:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Mon, 18 May 2026 21:18:01 GMT]]>@LordCaramac @thomholwerda nailed it

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.games/users/kinsale42/statuses/116597658869853200https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.games/users/kinsale42/statuses/116597658869853200Mon, 18 May 2026 21:18:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Mon, 18 May 2026 21:11:17 GMT]]>@quixoticgeek

@bithive @thomholwerda

It was very interesting to me knowing the women's grandmaster chess champion is also a theoretical physicist

Where Magnus is just a chess grand master

Also unfortunate that I can't remember her name.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.thinkstoomuch.net/users/nagaram/statuses/01KRYEVJM49SY4X9SBQ5VV20JYhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.thinkstoomuch.net/users/nagaram/statuses/01KRYEVJM49SY4X9SBQ5VV20JYMon, 18 May 2026 21:11:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trans women have been banned from women's darts. on Mon, 18 May 2026 21:00:23 GMT]]>@HarriettMB @thomholwerda

Meanwhile even CIS women were banned from that Olympic shooting sport after a woman won the mixed event.

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