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John Cleese Joins Chorus of Voices Opposing Men Competing in Women’s Sports

ByAlki David

May 3, 2023

Comedian and former Monty Python star John Cleese has added his voice to the growing chorus of liberals opposing men competing in women’s sports. Cleese took to Twitter over the weekend to express his opposition, saying that biological men have an unfair advantage over women.

His comments came in response to a tweet from journalist Martin Daubney, who expressed his frustration after a male cyclist beat out his female competitors. “Bloke who pretends to be a woman thrashes nearest actual female cyclist by ONE HOUR – yet would have been 19th in the men’s race, where he belongs. It’s time to end the cruel, unfair charade of biological men in women’s sports! #SaveWomensSports,” tweeted Daubney.

Cleese agreed with Daubney’s sentiments, stating that biological men in women’s sports have an unfair advantage. This is not the first time that the comedian has spoken out on this issue. In a 2019 interview with The Daily Telegraph, Cleese criticized the transgender community for trying to “turn themselves into something they’re not.”

The debate over transgender athletes competing in women’s sports has been a contentious one, with advocates for transgender rights arguing that trans women should be allowed to compete in women’s sports if they have undergone hormone therapy for a certain amount of time. However, opponents argue that even with hormone therapy, biological men still have an unfair advantage over women.

This debate has intensified in recent years as more and more transgender athletes have begun competing in women’s sports, raising questions about fairness and the integrity of women’s sports.

In conclusion, John Cleese has joined the growing chorus of voices opposing men competing in women’s sports. While the debate over transgender athletes in sports is a complex one, it is clear that the issue is not going away anytime soon.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.