I’ve been invited to take part in a game that describes itself, among other things, as ‘gender equal’.




In this game men and women play alongside one another in the same team, however players are only allowed to defend against someone of the same gender; female-female, male-male. Defending against someone of the opposite gender gains you a penalty.




My question is this, which is ‘more equal’?

Women and men playing the same sport, for the same amount of time, in single sex teams against their own gender




Women and men playing on the same team, but not defending against one another




Women and men playing together on the same team and being able to defend against anyone regardless of their gender




By encouraging women and men to play on the same team but then limiting their activities within the game to their own sex is this game really achieving its claim of gender equality?




Oh, and Sappho, a moon cup sticker is a sticker advertising the mooncup, a menstrual cup, like the Diva or Keeper cup.