Leading feminist group is slammed for DEFENDING inclusion of trans athletes in ... trends now
A leading US feminist group is receiving an onslaught of criticism for defending the inclusion of transwomen athletes in female sports.
National Organization for Women (NOW) shared an article on X about student athletes suing over transgender policies in college sports, with accompanying text that appeared to claim people who do not support trans athletes were 'white supremacists'.
The post said: 'Repeat after us: Weaponizing womenhood against other women is white supremacist patriarchy at work. Making people believe there isn't enough space for trans women in sports is white supremacist patriarchy at work.'
The post was met with over 2,000 comments, many of which were from angry women who said the organization no longer represented them.
One user said: 'You do not support women. You no longer represent us... You are the patriarchy and we reject you... We won't support you.'
Another said: 'You have no business thinking you represent women.'
One user tweeted: 'Simply amazing that the organization that fought for WOMEN'S rights now fights to allow men to subjugate them again. Just incredible.'
Dozens added that NOW is a 'traitor of women' that needs to change its name because it no longer supports women.
The critics claim that advocating for transwomen - people who were born male but now identify as female - to be able to compete alongside biological women is actually the patriarchy.
One X user wrote: 'Women's sports were created to carve out space for women where there was none and now you're defending the infiltration of that space by men. "Making space" for men means [the women's] space disappears.'
Another said womanhood was actually 'not wanting men in our spaces.'
One user tweeted: 'There is enough space for transwomen in sports, as long as they compete fairly in the correct sex class. They're men, not women.'
NOW was founded in 1966 and has more than 550 local chapters throughout the United States. It is one of the largest feminist organizations in the country with approximately 500,000 members.
The group has been behind multiple landmark changes in the women's movement,
