College Volleyball’s Spartan Meltdown In a scathing Title IX Complaint obtained by Quillette, a San José State University women’s volleyball coach explains how her school’s aggressively enforced transgender-inclusion policy created a toxic environment for female athletes. Jonathan Kay 1 Nov 2024 · 23 min read
The Chauvinist/Gender Theorist Alliance The boxing debacle in Paris has cast an embarrassing spotlight on the IOC’s willingness to embrace nonsensical gender theory. Jon Pike 15 Aug 2024 · 6 min read
Gender Ambiguity, Transgenderism and Women's Sport Every essay Quillette has published on gender ambiguous and trans-identified men competing against biological women in sport. Quillette Members 31 Jul 2024 · 3 min read
Courage and Self-Care Why are we encouraged to applaud the bravery of those who quit under pressure? Craig Clifford 11 Jun 2024 · 8 min read
Disorder in Heaven The end of greatness in heavyweight combat sports. Alexander Blum 30 Apr 2024 · 7 min read
The Damage Caused by Trans ‘Inclusion’ In Female Athletics: a Massachusetts Case Study A single biologically male high-school student has invaded female categories in at least four different sports—negatively affecting hundreds of girls and women in the process. Jonathan Kay 2 Apr 2024 · 18 min read
Why Do Men Dominate Chess? FIDE’s new policy governing who can compete in women’s categories highlights the persistent sex imbalance at the game’s elite levels. Carole Hooven 22 Mar 2024 · 27 min read
A Kiss Is Just a Kiss The uproar over a fleeting outburst of uninhibited joy is ludicrous. Heather Mac Donald 11 Sep 2023 · 9 min read
Corporate Rainbow Marketing: Too Much of a Good Thing A recent dust-up involving NHL goalie James Reimer demonstrates the folly of pitting Pride PR against the conscience of individual actors. Allan Stratton 23 Mar 2023 · 7 min read
Public Broadcaster, Private Celebrity Lineker has embarrassed the BBC but the vexing problem of illegal immigration will still have to be addressed. John Lloyd 15 Mar 2023 · 7 min read
Gender, Sex, and Powerlifting With a biologically male athlete poised to break a Canadian women’s record, it’s time for the sport’s leaders to acknowledge the reality of sexual dimorphism. Jonathan Kay 2 Feb 2023 · 11 min read
Ignoring Biological Reality Puts Female Hockey Players at Risk A frightening injury at an NHL-sponsored transgender tournament in Wisconsin reminds us why women’s leagues should remain sex-protected spaces. Jonathan Kay 9 Dec 2022 · 12 min read
From Football to Fiasco Herschel Walker is discovering that moving from professional football to politics isn’t as easy as it looks. Daniel McGraw 30 Jul 2022 · 7 min read
Male Bodies Don’t Belong in Female Football ‘This nagging feeling that she had an unfair advantage arose every time we hit each other in practice. For me, it was like hitting a brick wall.’ Kate Miechkowski 4 Jul 2022 · 10 min read