Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s anti-trans policies are likely meant to satisfy her base, but her government will now have to go head-to-head with the evidence in future legal battles.
China’s national security law has already disrupted these co-hosted games.
If female athletes have to answer menstruation-related questions in order to play team sports, that could be a form of sex-based discrimination.
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Lawmakers and governing bodies aren’t actively ensuring or promoting equitable access for women and girls. Instead, they’ve chosen to target trans women.
Conservatives see anti-transgender bills as fair game.
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Bills barring transgender teens from girls’ sports and moves to investigate parents of trans children for potential crimes provide an uncertain and dangerous future for many.
With both sides claiming unfair discrimination, the science disputed and law contradictory, where do transgender athletes turn?
A rally at the Alabama Statehouse on March 30, 2021, to draw attention to and protest anti-transgender legislation introduced in Alabama.
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A civil rights scholar looks at the large number of anti-transgender policies being debated and passed in state capitols. They are a staple issue for conservatives who want to rally their base.
From a safety and fairness standpoint, the new guidelines are reasonable and supported by evidence. They are the best way forward, not just for rugby, but for all sports.
The decision by World Rugby to ban trans players from participating in women’s events is another setback for transgender athletes.
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If “fairness” is why trans players have been banned by World Rugby, then sport bodies need to realize many athletes have an unfair advantage because of issues like class and cultural backgrounds.
LGBTQ candidates made strides on Tuesday.
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Delaware’s Sarah McBride made history on Tuesday when she won a state Senate seat, becoming the US’s highest-ranking transgender politician. A record 1,006 LGBTQ candidates ran for office this year.
Rugby player Caroline Layt (centre) says trans athletes are ‘no longer invisible, we have a voice’.
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What experiences do trans people have of recreational sport?
A transgender pride flag at a protest against white supremacy and discrimination after the events in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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High-profile athletes have been speaking out against the eligibility of transgender women in elite female sporting competitions.
South Africa’s runner Caster Semenya, the current 800-meter Olympic gold and world champion, arrives with her lawyer Gregory Nott (right) for hearings at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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The International Association of Athletics Federations wants athletes who have differences of sexual development to medically reduce their testosterone levels. But this may be in breach of human rights.
Transgender footballer Hannah Mouncey was deemed ineligible for last year’s AFLW draft under new regulations.
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The league’s new policy for transgender footballers is contradictory and places an unfair burden on athletes to track testosterone levels and performance results over a two-year period.
Mack Beggs, a 17-year-old transgender boy, made national headlines when he won the Texas state wrestling title in the girls’ division.
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While various legal battles continue over the rights of transgender athletes, one thing is clear: Inclusive, privacy-centric locker rooms are a solution that benefits everyone.