Transgender players can choose men's or women's team, says German Football Association
2 years, 6 months ago

Transgender players can choose men's or women's team, says German Football Association

The Hindu  

Transgender and non-binary footballers can now decide themselves whether to play for a men's or women's team instead of being bound by personal identification data, the German Football Association said on Thursday. "At its core this ruling says that players with a personal status that is 'diverse' or 'no reference' and players who change their gender can take their own decision whether the will be issued an eligibility to play for a men's or women's team," the DFB said. READ: FINA votes to restrict transgender participation in elite women's events; working to create open category Until now it was the gender named in the personal identification documents that determined the eligibility of footballers from junior level upwards and whether they would play for a men's or a women's team, according to the DFB. Last week swimming's world governing body FINA voted to restrict the participation of transgender competitors in women's competition and establish an "open" category, a move widely opposed by LGBT rights advocates.

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Transgender players banned from competing in female events at elite golf tournaments: R&A
1 week, 4 days ago

Transgender players banned from competing in female events at elite golf tournaments: R&A

The Hindu  

Transgender players will no longer be able to enter female professional and elite golf tournaments after the R&A introduced a new fair competition policy on Thursday. The protocols, developed following extensive consultation with medical and scientific experts, mean players must have been female at birth or transitioned before the onset of male puberty to be eligible to compete in female …

Transgender women barred from competing in female category of many UK domestic tennis tournaments
1 week, 5 days ago

Transgender women barred from competing in female category of many UK domestic tennis tournaments

The Hindu  

Transgender women non-binary individuals assigned as male at birth will be barred from competing in the female category of many domestic tennis tournaments in Britain from next month, the Lawn Tennis Association announced on Wednesday. This includes longer levers with which to reach and hit the ball and increased cardio-vascular capacity means being able to get around the court more …

Britain's Lawn Tennis Association to ban transgender women from some female events
1 week, 6 days ago

Britain's Lawn Tennis Association to ban transgender women from some female events

India Today  

Britain's Lawn Tennis Association has updated its rules to bar transgender women from competing in national and inter-club female competitions, the governing body said on Wednesday. The LTA said the revised policy will come into effect on Jan. 25 and would cover 'specified competitions' involving individuals from different clubs, venues or counties up to national level events. International events such …

Girl with suspected autism, 17, is 'banned for SIX matches' after asking 'bearded' transgender opponent 'are you a man?' during football match as parents hit out at sanction
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Girl with suspected autism, 17, is 'banned for SIX matches' after asking 'bearded' transgender opponent 'are you a man?' during football match as parents hit out at sanction

Daily Mail  

A girl footballer suspected to have autism has reportedly received a six-game ban having asked a transgender player with a 'beard': 'Are you a man?' A National Serious Case Panel delivered the verdict after the girl's comments during a friendly against a trans-inclusive football club in July, though she has denied being transphobic, according to The Telegraph. FILE PHOTO: A …

FA not making football ‘fair or safe’ for women by inaction over transgender policy
2 months ago

FA not making football ‘fair or safe’ for women by inaction over transgender policy

The Telegraph  

Lord Triesman, the former chairman of the Football Association, has said he is “deeply concerned” that the governing body he used to lead is “not providing women and girls with fair, safe sport” because of its policy of allowing biological males to compete in the female category. In a sharply critical letter to Debbie Hewitt and Mark Bullingham, the FA’s …

Women's football team claim they are victims of 'transphobic violence' after rival team's local councillor claimed they fielded 'two bearded guys who consider themselves women'
2 months ago

Women's football team claim they are victims of 'transphobic violence' after rival team's local councillor claimed they fielded 'two bearded guys who consider themselves women'

Daily Mail  

Catalonian football is in uproar after two transgender players reportedly helped their team win a women's match, sparking backlash from a councillor and a subsequent row. Alex Alcaide Llanos and Nil Alcon Labella play for CE Europa B in a Catalan women's league and are still registered as female while undergoing medical transitions and are barred from men's football. Debate …

Transgender footballer boycotted by players in a women's league after breaking rival's knee with a shot scores five goals in friendly as she plots comeback to game
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Transgender footballer boycotted by players in a women's league after breaking rival's knee with a shot scores five goals in friendly as she plots comeback to game

Daily Mail  

A transgender footballer at the centre of a mass boycott by players in a women's league is plotting a return to the game. Francesca Needham, 31, drew media attention last year after teams in Sheffield and Hallamshire Women's League refused to play against her due to 'safety' reasons Needham has now played in at least three friendlies for West End …

Manu Joseph: Why there’s a clash over classifying an athlete as female
4 months, 1 week ago

Manu Joseph: Why there’s a clash over classifying an athlete as female

Live Mint  

Who is a female athlete? So there has for long been a debate around whether women who have XY chromosomes should be allowed to compete against ‘normal’ women. In any case, the IOC has tried hard to be fair to XX women, those who are widely considered ‘normal women.’ For instance, it requires XY women to have low testosterone levels …

Parents blast FA transgender policy that allows boys to play ‘girls-only’ football tournaments
7 months, 1 week ago

Parents blast FA transgender policy that allows boys to play ‘girls-only’ football tournaments

The Telegraph  

Organisers of “girls only” football tournaments have adopted a Football Association transgender policy that allows boys who identify as female to play. Available online, those rules also state: “The London Youth Games Girls Football competition will follow the Football Association Policy on Trans People in Football.” A link to that policy contained within the text was broken on Thursday. Considering …

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports

NPR  

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports Enlarge this image toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP Charlie Riedel/AP The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women's sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. The topic has nonetheless become a hot-button issue among conservative groups and …

IOC wrong to say ‘no presumption of advantage’ for transgender women – study
9 months ago

IOC wrong to say ‘no presumption of advantage’ for transgender women – study

The Independent  

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Suella Braverman among 70 MPs demanding FA ban on transgender players
1 year ago

Suella Braverman among 70 MPs demanding FA ban on transgender players

The Telegraph  

The Football Association is under increasing pressure to change its transgender policy after receiving a letter from more than 70 MPs and members of the House of Lords demanding urgent action to protect female players from the injury risks of competing against biological males. After Telegraph Sport’s disclosure that at least four women’s teams in the Sheffield and Hallamshire League …

Transgender cricketer Danielle McGahey retires after ICC ruling
1 year, 1 month ago

Transgender cricketer Danielle McGahey retires after ICC ruling

The Hindu  

Canadian transgender cricketer Danielle McGahey has brought an end to her international career after the game’s governing body said any player who had been through male puberty would not be able to compete in the women’s game at the elite level. “Inclusivity is incredibly important to us as a sport, but our priority was to protect the integrity of the …

Transgender women have been barred from playing in international women's cricket
1 year, 1 month ago

Transgender women have been barred from playing in international women's cricket

The Hindu  

Transgender women will not be allowed to compete in international women's cricket, the sport's governing body said Tuesday. The International Cricket Council said the “new gender eligibility regulation,” which was approved by board members, had been imposed to protect the integrity of women's cricket and was also made on safety grounds. “The changes to the gender eligibility regulations resulted from …

Transgender athletes barred from participating in international women’s cricket, says ICC
1 year, 1 month ago

Transgender athletes barred from participating in international women’s cricket, says ICC

The Hindu  

Transpersons won’t be eligible to participate in international women’s games regardless of any surgery or gender reassignment treatment they may have undertaken, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday. The decision, ICC states, relates solely to gender eligibility for international women’s cricket, whilst gender eligibility at domestic level will be a matter for each individual Member Board as per local …

Transgender woman footballer quits and threatens to sue for discrimination because rivals refuse to compete against her after she left opponents 'terrified' and broke knee of a player 'blocking her sh
1 year, 1 month ago

Transgender woman footballer quits and threatens to sue for discrimination because rivals refuse to compete against her after she left opponents 'terrified' and broke knee of a player 'blocking her sh

Daily Mail  

A transgender woman footballer whose physical power on the pitch left opponents 'terrified' is considering taking legal action for discrimination after opposing teams refused to play against her. Transgender woman footballer Francesca Needham, whose physical power on the pitch left opponents 'terrified', is considering taking legal action for discrimination after opposing teams refused to play against her. Pictured: Francesca Needham …

Women’s football teams refuse to play after transgender player injures opponent
1 year, 1 month ago

Women’s football teams refuse to play after transgender player injures opponent

The Telegraph  

At least four teams in a Sheffield women’s football league are boycotting matches after a club fielded a transgender player accused of causing a season-ending injury to an opponent. I’d sooner throw away the points.’” The Needham case has potentially far-reaching implications, with at least 50 transgender players understood to be registered in women’s leagues across England. The Football Association’s …

English chess breaks with world governing body over ‘illegal’ transgender ban
1 year, 4 months ago

English chess breaks with world governing body over ‘illegal’ transgender ban

The Hindu  

The English Chess Federation has said it will refuse to uphold new rules banning transgender players from women’s tournaments set to be introduced by the sport’s global governing body on Monday. The ECF notes that similar positions have been adopted by the German Chess Federation, the French Chess Federation and the United States Chess Federation.” The English federation said the …

Chess chiefs ask why it’s still mostly a man’s game. Culture, but hormones and endurance too?
1 year, 4 months ago

Chess chiefs ask why it’s still mostly a man’s game. Culture, but hormones and endurance too?

The Hindu  

A top global chess official on Friday called for more research into whether factors such as hormone levels and physical endurance might have an impact on players’ abilities at the game, which has traditionally been and remains dominated by men. READ | World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women’s events Dana Reizniece-Ozola, the deputy chair of the …

World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women’s events
1 year, 4 months ago

World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women’s events

The Hindu  

The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials. “In the event that the gender was changed from a male to a female the player has no right to participate in official FIDE events for women until further FIDE’s decision …

Transgender basketball player ruled ineligible for semi-pro women’s league
1 year, 8 months ago

Transgender basketball player ruled ineligible for semi-pro women’s league

The Hindu  

A transgender basketball player’s bid to play in an Australian semi-professional women’s league has been refused by Basketball Australia, the national governing body said on Tuesday. Lexi Rodgers made an application late last year to play for the Kilsyth Cobras women’s team in the National Basketball League 1 South competition in the southern state of Victoria. “BA assesses eligibility of …

Swim England updates transgender policy with ‘open’ category
1 year, 8 months ago

Swim England updates transgender policy with ‘open’ category

The Hindu  

Swim England announced an updated transgender and non-binary policy on Monday with a ‘female’ category restricted to athletes with a declared birth sex of female and a new ‘open’ category for everyone else. “It is widely recognised that fairness of competition must be protected and Swim England believes the creation of open and female categories is the best way to …

Sport facing ‘fairness v inclusion’ issue with transgender athletes, expert says
1 year, 8 months ago

Sport facing ‘fairness v inclusion’ issue with transgender athletes, expert says

The Independent  

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Transgender track and field athletes can't compete in women's international events
1 year, 9 months ago

Transgender track and field athletes can't compete in women's international events

NPR  

Transgender track and field athletes can't compete in women's international events Enlarge this image toggle caption World Athletics/Reuters World Athletics/Reuters World Athletics Council, the governing body for international track and field, will bar transgender women athletes from elite competitions for women. Though the council says there are no transgender athletes currently in international track and field competition, the ruling could …

World Athletics bans transgender women from female events
1 year, 9 months ago

World Athletics bans transgender women from female events

Al Jazeera  

New rules will also make it difficult for athletes like two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya to compete. Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says. “Many believe there is insufficient evidence that transwomen do not retain advantage over biological women and …

Trans woman competes against girls as young as 12 – parents demand answers from ECB
1 year, 10 months ago

Trans woman competes against girls as young as 12 – parents demand answers from ECB

The Telegraph  

Six first-class counties are demanding urgent answers from the England and Wales Cricket Board as to why a middle-aged player who transitioned from a man to a woman is being allowed to compete against girls as young as 12. A mother of one girl in an Under-13 county squad acknowledged she had genuine worries about her daughter’s safety, arguing it …

World Athletics draws stricter rules for transgender athletes but decides against ban in female events
1 year, 10 months ago

World Athletics draws stricter rules for transgender athletes but decides against ban in female events

Firstpost  

World Athletics has decided against following the footsteps of world swimming organisation FINA in slapping an outright ban on transgender athletes and those with differences in sex development from competing in top female events. Cape Town: Track and field’s governing body is facing renewed criticism for a proposal to allow transgender athletes to continue competing in top female events, although …

World track body proposal: No ban on transgender athletes
1 year, 10 months ago

World track body proposal: No ban on transgender athletes

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Track and field’s governing body is facing renewed criticism for a proposal to allow transgender athletes to continue competing in top female events, although with stricter rules. World Athletics has sent a proposal for new regulations governing transgender athletes — and the separate issue of athletes with differences in sex development like two-time Olympic champion …

World Athletics puts forward transgender women proposals with member federations
1 year, 10 months ago

World Athletics puts forward transgender women proposals with member federations

Firstpost  

Paris: World Athletics has proposed continuing to allow transgender women to compete in the female category of international events, taking a different approach from other sports that have banned transgender athletes from elite female competition. In a statement, World Athletics said its “preferred option” is to tighten the rules surrounding eligibility but that it wants to use limits on testosterone …

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee pushes ‘category qualifiers’ for sport transgender issue
2 years ago

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee pushes ‘category qualifiers’ for sport transgender issue

The Hindu  

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is encouraging individual sports to consider “category qualifiers” — classified in some sports as “open” categories — to ensure transgender athletes will have events to participate in once they reach puberty. It acknowledged that the “sport landscape may leave currently competing athletes feeling uncertain regarding potential shifts in their eligibility status.” It used weight …

Last Word: It’s between inclusivity and fairness
2 years, 5 months ago

Last Word: It’s between inclusivity and fairness

The Hindu  

Sometimes it falls on sport to solve the big question, or at least ask it. When swimming’s global body recently barred trans women from international competition, the issue raised its head from where officials hoped it would lie undisturbed. “I’ve always made it clear: if we ever get pushed into a corner to that point where we’re making a judgment …

Transgender athletes to compete in 'open' category under new British Triathlon policy
2 years, 5 months ago

Transgender athletes to compete in 'open' category under new British Triathlon policy

The Hindu  

British triathlon has banned transgender athletes from competing in the female category at the elite and grassroots levels, instead allowing them to participate in an "open" category alongside men, the governing body said on Wednesday. The move follows the decision of swimming's world governing body FINA to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions. It said triathlon …

I was a swim coach and I agree with Tom Daley – trans athletes need more inclusion
2 years, 5 months ago

I was a swim coach and I agree with Tom Daley – trans athletes need more inclusion

The Independent  

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Daley 'furious' over FINA's transgender ruling
2 years, 5 months ago

Daley 'furious' over FINA's transgender ruling

The Hindu  

Olympic diving champion Tom Daley said he is "furious" at governing body FINA's decision to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions. "I was furious," he said of FINA's decision, which bans athletes who have been through any part of male puberty from elite women's competition. FINA also said it would create a working group to establish …

No perfect solution to transgender issue, says USOPC
2 years, 5 months ago

No perfect solution to transgender issue, says USOPC

The Hindu  

There are no perfect solutions to the transgender sport issue, the head of the United States Olympic Paralympic Committee said on Thursday, adding that not even its own board is in agreement on a way forward. The transgender sport debate exploded this week after FINA, world swimming's governing body, voted to restrict the participation of transgender competitors in women's competition …

Badminton federation begins research process for transgender policy
2 years, 6 months ago

Badminton federation begins research process for transgender policy

The Hindu  

Badminton World Federation said on Thursday it has started a research process to help it make “evidence-based decisions” for its policy on the involvement of transgender athletes in the sport. “However, we acknowledge the recent recommendations of the IOC and have begun a sport-specific research and assessment process in order to make evidence-based decisions relevant to badminton that are fair …

Transgender and non-binary players can choose men’s or women’s team, says German FA
2 years, 6 months ago

Transgender and non-binary players can choose men’s or women’s team, says German FA

CNN  

Reuters — Transgender and non-binary footballers can now decide themselves whether to play for a men’s or women’s team instead of being bound by personal identification data, the German Football Association said on Thursday. “At its core this ruling says that players with a personal status that is ‘diverse’ or ‘no reference’ and players who change their gender can take …

Swimming’s new transgender policy could impact other sports
2 years, 6 months ago

Swimming’s new transgender policy could impact other sports

Associated Press  

Bans on transgender women in international swimming and rugby this week opened the door for track and field to consider following suit in what could turn into a wave of policy changes in Olympic sports. FINA’s new policy bans all transgender women from elite competitions if they didn’t begin medical treatment to suppress testosterone production before either the onset of …

World swimming bans transgender athletes from women’s events
2 years, 6 months ago

World swimming bans transgender athletes from women’s events

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events, starting Monday. FINA members widely adopted a new “gender inclusion policy” on Sunday that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events. FINA’s new 24-page policy also proposed a new “open competition” category. The open category is something …

Hockey joins raft of sports reviewing transgender policy
2 years, 6 months ago

Hockey joins raft of sports reviewing transgender policy

The Hindu  

The International Hockey Federation has joined a raft of governing bodies reviewing its policy on the involvement of transgender athletes in women's sport following last weekend's ruling by swimming's top body FINA. World Athletics, football's governing body FIFA and World Netball are reviewing their transgender inclusion policies after FINA's verdict, the strictest by any Olympic sports body. Rugby league banned …

Explainer: How will swimming’s new transgender rules work?
2 years, 6 months ago

Explainer: How will swimming’s new transgender rules work?

Live Mint  

Swimming’s world governing body FINA has voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women’s competitions and create a working group to establish an “open” category for them in some events as part of its new policy. The new eligibility policy for FINA competitions states that male-to-female transgender swimmers are eligible to compete in women’s competitions only if …

From swimming to cycling, where different sports stand on transgender athletes
2 years, 6 months ago

From swimming to cycling, where different sports stand on transgender athletes

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Trans Activist Supports FINA’s Decision To Ban Transgender Women From Female Swimming Events
2 years, 6 months ago

Trans Activist Supports FINA’s Decision To Ban Transgender Women From Female Swimming Events

News 18  

The world governing body for swimming, FINA, effectively banned transgender women from competing in events involving athletes who were born women. As per the changes, transgender women will compete in an “open category.” A popular transgender activist has come forward in support of the decision taken by the governing body. They added that if it is a fact that the …

Athletics could follow swimming in banning transgender athletes, Sebastian Coe hints
2 years, 6 months ago

Athletics could follow swimming in banning transgender athletes, Sebastian Coe hints

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Swimming body's ruling casts shadow on transgender athletes and their future in sport
2 years, 6 months ago

Swimming body's ruling casts shadow on transgender athletes and their future in sport

Firstpost  

With a ruling aimed squarely at Lia Thomas, the first transgender woman to win an NCAA national championship, world governing body FINA effectively barred athletes such as Thomas from competing in women’s swimming events. “The ‘open’ category is incredibly othering and impractical,” said Schuyler Bailar, who became the first openly transgender swimmer in NCAA Division I as a member of …

Transgender athletes barred from international rugby league
2 years, 6 months ago

Transgender athletes barred from international rugby league

The Hindu  

Transgender athletes will be barred from women's international rugby league matches while the sport's governing body formulates its inclusion policy. Two days after world swimming's governing body effectively banned transgenders from competing in women's events, the International Rugby League on Tuesday said it was continuing to review and update rules about transgender participation in women's international tournaments. “Until further research …

Transgender athletes barred from international rugby league
2 years, 6 months ago

Transgender athletes barred from international rugby league

Associated Press  

BRISBANE, Australia — Transgender athletes will be barred from women’s international rugby league matches while the sport’s governing body formulates its inclusion policy. Two days after world swimming’s governing body effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events, the International Rugby League on Tuesday said it was continuing to review and update rules about transgender participation in women’s international …

FIFA, World Athletics review transgender rules after swimming's change
2 years, 6 months ago

FIFA, World Athletics review transgender rules after swimming's change

The Hindu  

World football's governing body FIFA and World Athletics said on Monday that they are reviewing their transgender eligibility policies, after swimming passed new rules that restrict transgender participation in women's events. On Sunday, swimming's world governing body FINA voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions and create a working group to establish an 'open' category …

FINA Official Hopes Other Sports Follow Swimming's Transgender Ruling
2 years, 6 months ago

FINA Official Hopes Other Sports Follow Swimming's Transgender Ruling

News 18  

FINA’s decision to restrict transgender athletes in elite women’s swimming has provided a blueprint for other sports to follow in balancing fairness with inclusion, a top medical official at the global governing body said. David Gerrard, vice chairman of FINA’s Sports Medicine Committee, said it was “the best outcome” for the sport and its athletes, and was backed by robust …

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