Female athletes told to ‘simply lose gracefully’ against trans competitors

Fatima Goss Graves was suggesting biological female athletes should “simply learn to lose gracefully” against transgender competitors at a hearing in the US, according to Sky News Outsiders host Rowan Dean. The National Women’s Law Center CEO spoke at a hearing on “The Importance of Protecting Female Athletics and Title IX”. “The success in school sports depends on a whole range of factors including how hard you work, and coaching, and access to really good resources and facilities,” she said. “Trans students participate in sports for the same reason as other kids – because it is fun, because it creates belonging and community, because it teaches so much about persistence and leadership, and discipline. “Unless they learn to lose gracefully, hopefully. And often they learn to win with dignity, hopefully.”