Mick Hartley

Staying in Scotland – can you spot the man in the women's hockey team?

From Shay Woulahan at Reduxx:

Women’s rights advocates are expressing concern after it was revealed that a recently transitioned biological man was playing on a women’s field hockey team in Scotland. Reduxx has now learned that the player is alleged to have injured a young female player at a match earlier this year….

Reduxx can confirm the identity of the trans-identified player as Greg MacDonald, a former student of St. Andrews University who formerly played on the University’s male hockey team. MacDonald now goes by “Anna” on social media.

It is unclear if MacDonald has undergone any cross sex hormone treatment, but official guidance from Scottish Hockey (SH), the sport’s governing body, explicitly states that participation on teams should be based entirely on gender self-identification….

“We recognise, however, that there may be some concerns about fairness in the women’s and mixed game. Our policy assumes that trans women (male-to-female trans person) wishing to compete in mixed or female sanctioned hockey competitions do so with the best of intentions and with no intent to deceive about their status to gain any competitive advantage.”

Isn't that sweet? Of course they're competing with the best of intentions. When have men ever taken advantage of women and their lesser strength?