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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.
Bills baring transgender teens from girls’ sports and moves to investigate parents of trans children for potential crimes provide an uncertain and dangerous future for many.
A new IOC framework aims to ensure everyone can practice sport safely and free from harassment, irrespective of their gender or sex-linked traits.
Many aspects of American society, from language to sports to fashion, remain structured or separated by gender.
With both sides claiming unfair discrimination, the science disputed and law contradictory, where do transgender athletes turn?
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.
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.
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.
More than 80 academics have signed a letter to World Rugby urging a new approach with meaningful consultations with transgender athletes.
What experiences do trans people have of recreational sport?
High-profile athletes have been speaking out against the eligibility of transgender women in elite female sporting competitions.
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.
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.
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.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Research fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in History, Australian Catholic University
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Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, The Open University
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Professor of Law, University of Utah
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Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Florida
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Director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Studies, Professor of Law, Western New England University
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Associate Director for the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Kenyon College
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Researcher, University of Brighton
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Editor, New Zealand Law Journal; Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
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Assistant Professor, University of Bath
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
