Trans and gender diverse policy advocates 'inclusion first' in high performance sport | ABC news
Published June 22, 2023, 8:20 p.m. by Bethany
The Australian Sports Commission has released its guidelines for the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse athletes in high performance sport. They advocate an inclusion-first approach, with exemptions to be determined on a case-by-case basis. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
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Athletics swimming and rugby have taken
a Hardline approach banning all trans
women but the Australian Sports
commission says Australian sport should
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um you know medical professionals people
involved in sport both cisgender and
trans athletes as well as the lgbtq plus
community and come up with guidelines
that allow for a pragmatic approach to
what is the
Australian framework that needs to be
applied Australian law prevents
discrimination harassment or
victimization on the basis of sex or
gender identity
there are Provisions for exemptions but
they must be reasonable and justifiable
the AAC Advocates an inclusion first
approach with exemptions to be
determined on a case-by-case basis at
the moment we're seeing so much abuse
and hurtful commentary and opinions
stated online there is so much to gain
from reading the guidelines and to learn
to see another perspective there's a
high profile Lobby group of women both
current and former athletes who argue
that guidelines such as these erode the
hard-fought for gains in looking for
gender equality today I'm signing into
law these save women's sports Act which
offers similar protections for young
women at colleges and universities
the refusal to recognize trans women as
women remains a major hurdle we've only
recently heard
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of the languages of you know men wanting
to compete in women's sport
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