SEEN in Sport in the Press
Government under mounting pressure to publish trans guidance
The Equality and Human Rights Commission submitted the guidance four months ago but the government said it still needed time to assess it properly.
Su Wong, from the group SEEN in Sport, which campaigns to keep women’s sports single sex, said: “It should be a matter of urgency that the new EHRC guidance is presented to parliament. The Supreme Court judges were unanimous and the EHRC, both the previous chair and the current chair, is unequivocal.
Dec 2025
Transgender footballer flouts FA ban by playing for female side
Inclusion of player by West Yorkshire Whippets raises serious questions about whether rule change is being properly enforced.
“This is not about one player. It is about defending the rights of all of the women in the entire league. While some may consent to playing mixed-sex sports, they cannot override the consent of others by flouting @FA policy and the law.”
SEEN in Sport
Nov 2025
LTA ‘breaking law’ by letting trans women play in female contests
The governing body for tennis encourages clubs to be inclusive and lets them decide whether to let trans women play in women’s grassroots competitions
Su Wong from SEEN in Sport, one of the campaign groups opposed to the LTA’s guidance, said: “Most people are unaware that the LTA is encouraging clubs to adopt a policy that exposes them to risk of litigation.
July 2025
Football’s ban on transgender women draws strong reaction
Campaign group Seen In Sport have welcomed the ban. “We can have a lot of sympathy for those people who have been lied to, but we should also remember there should be compassion for the women and girls who’ve had their rightful places taken, who’ve lost medals, prize money,” Su Wong, a spokesperson, told talkSPORT.
“There is actually a simple solution. Sport is already inclusive. The women’s category, if you protect that, that includes the women, and for everyone else, they are included already. Nobody has a right to identify into a different sports category.”
May 2025
FA to ban transgender women from playing women’s football in England
England Netball follows suit after supreme court ruling
ECB expected to do likewise in Friday board meeting
Meanwhile the campaign group SEEN in Sport, which represents players and coaches who believe in biological sex in sport, said that more should have been done earlier. “It has been a failure of leadership for them to ignore the legitimate concerns of the people who care about the integrity of the women’s game,” it added
May 2025
Sports, schools and single-sex services: what ruling on women really means
Campaigners for single sex sport said that the judgement has made it “crystal clear” that males who identify as female — with or without a GRC — are not permitted in women’s sports.
Su Wong, from the campaign group Seen in Sport, said: “This applies to all women and girls, not just at elite level, so this should mark the end of ‘two-tier’ sports policies. This ruling means that women will no longer be sanctioned and punished if they raise concerns that there is a male in the female category.
“Sports governing bodies need to quickly update their guidance policies to ensure that they are compliant with the law. If a sports category is labelled as female but a club, organisation or sports governing body allows males in the women’s category, then they will open themselves up to a legal challenge, which they will not win.”
April 2025
Pool bans trans women from female category after Supreme Court decision
Ultimate Pool Group is the first sport governing body since the ‘clarification’ to restrict its female category to biological women.
“Su Wong, a spokeswoman for SEENinSport, which campaigns for women’s sport to be restricted to biological females, said: “I think we are very much reaching a tipping point. I know some major sports governing bodies have been having crisis meetings or commissioning urgent legal advice on what to do.
“Sporting bodies that do not protect the women’s category are 100 per cent categorically, without a doubt, opening themselves up to discrimination claims. Who wants to be the last sport to restore fairness and safety to women?”
April 2025
Voyeurs target female athletes at swimming competitions
Women say they are considering leaving the sport after leaked Swim England report shows ‘significant increase’ in incidents
Su Wong, SeeninSport, which campaigns to keep sports single sex “Who benefits from the recommendation of mixed-sex changing rooms other than voyeurs and exhibitionists? When will they prioritise the safety and inclusion in swimming of women and children?”
March 2025
