After the sentence of the Supreme Court which narrows the definition of women to the birth sex only, the football federations have adapted
A choice destined to make people discuss: the transgender footballers will be banned by the women’s teams of England and Scotland. The two Anglo -Saxon federations will forbid transgender women to play in female teams. The decision arrives two weeks after the UK’s Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has established that the definition of woman should be established based exclusively on biological sex.
pros and cons
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So far Fa had allowed the transgender athletes to play in women’s football if they had reduced testosterone levels, now they have revised their access criteria from 1 June. The sentence was welcomed by some feminist groups but condemned by the groups for the rights of transgender people, according to which it could have a large and harmful impact on daily life. The question has been polarized in the United Kingdom and abroad, in particular in the United States, where President Donald Trump signed executive orders to prohibit the participation of transgender athletes in sports and to use a rigid definition of sex, rather than gender, for the purposes of the federal government.
The press release
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“We understand that it will be difficult for people who simply want to practice the game they love in the genre with which they identify, we are contacting the recorded transgender women who currently play to explain the changes and how they can continue to remain involved in the game,” he communicated Fa in a note. About 20 transgender women have played in various categories of British football this season: “Most people clearly don’t feel able to move on to men’s football for security and comfort reasons”. Natalie Washington said, member of the Football V Transphobia group. Fiona Mcanena, of the Sex Matters group, welcomed the decision of the English Fa, stating that it had been waiting for some time. “Fa has had large tests of damage to women and girls caused by his absurd policy to allow men who identify themselves as women to play in female teams”
La Gazzetta dello Sport
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