Sports Councils UK - Guidance for Transgender Sports Councils UK Inclusion in Domestic Sport.
10 guiding principles.
equalityinsport.org/docs/300921/Gu…
10 guiding principles.
equalityinsport.org/docs/300921/Gu…
1. All of the Sports Councils are committed to the inclusion of transgender people in sport and physical activity.
The introduction of new and different models within sport offers an alternative option to meet the needs of people.
The introduction of new and different models within sport offers an alternative option to meet the needs of people.
2. Categorisation within the sex binary is and remains the most useful and functional division relative to sporting performance.
Sports should retain sex categorisation.
Sports should retain sex categorisation.
3. Evidence indicates it is fair and safe for transgender people to be included within the male category in most sports.
4. Competitive fairness cannot be reconciled with self identification into the female category in gender [sex] affected sport.
Self-identification through the ‘acceptance of people as they present’ may be appropriate in those sports which are not gender-affected [unisex sports].
Self-identification through the ‘acceptance of people as they present’ may be appropriate in those sports which are not gender-affected [unisex sports].
5. Based upon current evidence, testosterone suppression is unlikely to guarantee fairness between transgender women and natal females in gender [sex] affected sports.
Transgender women are on average likely to retain physical advantage.
Transgender women are on average likely to retain physical advantage.
6. ‘Case-by-case’ assessment is unlikely to be practical nor verifiable for entry into gender [sex] affected sports.
Case-by-case analysis may fall outside of the provisions of the Equality Act and may be based on criteria which cannot be lawfully justified.
Case-by-case analysis may fall outside of the provisions of the Equality Act and may be based on criteria which cannot be lawfully justified.
7. Categorisation by sex is lawful, and hence the requirement to request information relating to birth sex
is appropriate.
Failure to provide such information would mean that person may not be able to compete in the category of their choice.
is appropriate.
Failure to provide such information would mean that person may not be able to compete in the category of their choice.
8. There are likely to be times in which some transgender people cannot or choose not to be registered, either in the short or long-term, within sex binary categories.
It is imperative that gender [sex] affected sports provide other opportunities for participation.
It is imperative that gender [sex] affected sports provide other opportunities for participation.
9. The ability of NGBs and SGBs to provide the best mix of sporting options for the broader community may be determined by whether a model is intended as physical activity and participation, or whether it represents ‘meaningful competition’.
10. Achieving inclusion across all the strands of the Equality Act is complex and nuanced.
It is important that views of a wide range of stakeholders are canvassed and that everyone is given an appropriate platform in which to contribute.
It is important that views of a wide range of stakeholders are canvassed and that everyone is given an appropriate platform in which to contribute.
On inclusion:
No current method of inclusion of transgender people can guarantee sporting fairness for the female category. Hence, this option is considered appropriate for a sport which has determined that inclusion rather than fairness is the objective of the category.
No current method of inclusion of transgender people can guarantee sporting fairness for the female category. Hence, this option is considered appropriate for a sport which has determined that inclusion rather than fairness is the objective of the category.
Two divergent groups emerged amongst respondents. One group believed wholly in the value of inclusion over and above anything else. The second group believed in what they would describe as fair sporting competition and adherence to rules which give sport validity.
My note: I would love to see a breakdown of the sports experience of each of these groups.
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