The International Consortium on Female Sport (ICFS) is an international, non‑partisan, single‑issue advocacy consortium founded in 2023 that seeks to preserve a dedicated female sports category. The group frames its mission as protecting fairness, safety, privacy and opportunity for athletes who are biologically female by promoting sex‑based eligibility rules for competitive sport at local, national and international levels.
Pursues policies that establish or defend sex‑based eligibility rules in sport, oppose inclusion of male‑born/transgender athletes in female categories, promote sex‑verification or eligibility protocols, seek consultation rights for female athletes in policymaking, and influence interpretations of Title IX and sports governance rules affecting women and girls.
Primarily funded through donations, membership/affiliate fees and financial support from allied advocacy groups and private donors; the organization does not publicly disclose detailed funding sources.
Lists and partners with organizations and individuals including Fair Play for Women (UK), Champion Women (Nancy Hogshead‑Makar), Canadian Women’s Sex‑Based Rights (caWsbar), the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS), Save Women’s Sports Spain and various national women’s sports advocacy groups and former athletes.
Non-profit advocacy coalition
