'...all you do is take money from petrochemical companies and engage in culture wars' Emily Bridges calls British Cycling a 'failed organisation', says trans woman have been 'banned' as new 'Open' category announced cycling
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges has released a scathing attack on British Cycling, calling it a"failed organisation" and raised concerns that trans women have been banned from participating ahead of the governing body's announcement of a new transgender policy that will see the introduction of a new"Open" category for all transgender and non-binary individuals.
British Cycling was set to announce an update to its Transgender and Non-Binary Participation policies today at 11AM. However, Bridges broke the embargo and released a statement in response on her Instagram, saying she was"done with this whole conversation being on their terms, and being controlled by them."
"British Cycling has just banned us from racing," read her post."They have no authority to control this conversation anymore. Does it surprise me that the same organisation funded directly by a state that ships vulnerable refugees to Rwanda, violently clamps down on any political dissent that they disapprove of, or starves their people? No, of course, it doesn't."
"The same organisation with actively homophobic coaches, who encouraged eating disorders and did nothing about any bullying between its riders. The same organisation where elite riders influence their policy when it doesn't fit their entitled and narrow worldview, with no ability for nuance or any desire to question the view that they've been told since birth."We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. If you like road.
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