Lucy Zelic accuses Australian sporting bodies of bowing to gender ideology -after US transgender swimmer Lia Thomas was denied women's spot ahead of Paris Olympics

Prominent journalist Lucy Zelic has accused numerous Australian sporting bodies of bowing to gender ideology - and she is adamant female stars are not being protected by allowing trans athletes to compete against them.

Speaking in an interview with Sky News Australia's Chris Kenny, Zelic slammed the likes of Sports Australia and Football Australia, who she reached out to directly for comment on the divisive issue.

Zelic feels there has been a blatant disregard for female athletes at both state and national levels in sports such as football - before accusing the respective governing bodies of 'ignoring the truth' as well as 'biological facts that are very deeply rooted in science.'

Sports Australia CEO Kieren Perkins was also in Zelic's sights, after the Olympic gold medallist previously labelled individuals who attack people concerned about women's sport as 'bigots.'

'You don't have to be a medical practitioner, a scientist or a sports administrator to recognise that these (sex) differences exist,' Zelic said.

'The fact that organisations are very quickly and very rapidly bending the knee to this gender ideology and not placing their female participants at the forefront of their decisions has been a perversion of justice in many ways.

'Kieren Perkins, who is CEO of Sport Australia, has been so disappointing when it comes to the stance on this and the position on this, he said ultimately, that anyone that's basically coming out about this is can be attributed to being a bigot.'

Zelic wasn't finished yet, expressing her concern that the growing number of biological males in women's sport was 'creating a huge problem' globally.

She also referenced the Sydney based Flying Bats FC, who courted controversy in March after winning a soccer tournament with 'five trans-identified males in their squad.' 

Flying Bats club president Jennifer Peden previously told Daily Mail Australia: 'We stand strongly for inclusion, and pride ourselves on offering a safe, respectful and supportive community for LGBTQIA+ players....plus champion the significant physical, social and mental health benefits that participation in sport brings, especially to marginalised members of the LGBTQIA+ community. 

'We are [also] a club that values our cisgender and transgender players equally.

'Trans women belong in the women's competition [in Sydney's north-west] because that is the gender with which they identify.'

Meanwhile, Football Australia responded to Zelic's concerns this week, stating they 'recognise the importance of the topic surrounding our gender diverse policy.'

'We are about to embark on a thorough consultation process to ensure that we approach this matter thoughtfully and comprehensively,' their statement said.

'We believe it is crucial to engage with the right experts and seek advice from specialists in sports science, sports medicine, and high performance. 

'Our goal is to arrive at a fair and reasonable outcome that respects the diverse perspectives within our community.'

Zelic labelled Football Australia's statement 'hollow and feeble', before adding the response merely 'ticked a box' when it comes to the governing body's position on the matter.

Her strong words comes after transgender swimmer Lia Thomas was denied a spot on the US women's team ahead of the Paris Olympics next month.

Thomas, 25, had asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn a ban on biological males competing against women in hopes of racing at the Games - but lost her appeal.

The outcome was celebrated by the likes of American swim star Riley Gaines, who has been vocal in her criticism of Thomas.

World Aquatics also commended the ruling preventing Thomas from competing in the Paris Games, hailing the decision as 'a major step forward in our efforts to protect women's sport.'