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The International Cricket Council has become the latest sports body to ban transgender players from the elite women’s game if they have gone through male puberty.

The ICC said it had taken the decision, following an extensive scientific review and nine-month consultation, to “protect the integrity of the international women’s game and the safety of players”.

It joins rugby union, swimming, cycling, athletics and rugby league, who have all gone down a similar path in recent years after citing concerns over fairness or safety.

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[–] pHr34kY 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Two categories:

  • Women
  • Open

Perfectly fair and simple.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

It's already the case, most sports allow for women to play in men's leagues... But they don't. And trans women would suffer the same way cis women would in men dominated categories (or would they? Depends on the sport I guess, nobody would complain about trans women in F1 Academy I bet)

[–] gmtom 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

nobody would complain about trans women in F1 Academy I bet)

Fox news was complaining about a trans woman getting a participation medal in the London Marathon, which is a mixed event anyway. Never underestimate how much these people hate trans people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Right, I'm sure they'll find a dumb excuse to hate on us.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] braydan 7 points 11 months ago

chess has a history of being very black and white.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah I forgot about that... They're just so hateful haha there's no reason remaining

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago
[–] greenmarty 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

women as females or identifier ? Open is males + trans females + trans males ?

[–] pHr34kY 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Identity is irrelevant. The separation exists so that women get fair competition.

Women as in someone who was born as, and always has been, biologically female.

Open means everyone, unrestricted.

[–] greenmarty 0 points 11 months ago

I see so in other words keep it stricly male and female category and let female to enter male category by choice.
Then we are where se are with people lobbing for change.