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Irish Rugby Football Union bans trans women from female contact rugby

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Transgender women will be banned from competing in female contact rugby games after a policy review by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). Trans men, however, will be permitted to play for men’s teams “if they provide written consent and a risk assessment is carried out”. The rule change will come into effect from the upcoming season. “The IRFU is keenly aware that this is a sensitive and challenging area for those involved and the wider LGBT+ community and will continue to work with those impacted, providing support to ensure…

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Countries criminalising homosexuality unlikely to host Commonwealth Games, official says

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Katie Sadleir, CEO of The Commonwealth Games Federation has announced that countries which criminalise homosexuality are less likely to host the Games in the future.  Speaking ahead of the 2022 Games taking place in Birmingham from 28 July, Sadlier said considering human rights records was important to the organisation.  Currently, 35 of the 54 countries in the Commonwealth criminalise same-sex activity with many of these laws in place being hangovers from the British colonial era. “I think one of the things that is really important about the Commonwealth Games is…

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Trey McBride becomes first NFL player to have same-sex parents

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Trey McBride was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals on 29 April, making him the first-ever NFL player to have same-sex parents. “They’ve done a great job of pushing me to be the best person of myself, constantly getting support and love,” he said of his two mothers, Kate and Jen, during an interview with TODAY. The 22-year-old, who grew up in Fort Morgan, Colorado, is one of five children to the couple and is hopeful that his place in the NFL could be a good chance to change public perceptions…

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LGBTQ+ fans tackle homophobic chanting in English football

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England’s decision to classify a soccer chant as anti-gay shows a game in transition, LGBTQ+ fans say, as authorities confront homophobia and racism in the home of modern football. Players from Chelsea FC, currently third in the Premier League, are routinely mocked from the stands with loud chants of “rent boys” – slang for male sex workers and a dig at the area’s historic reputation as a gay hotspot. But this month, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for England and Wales – an independent body that decides which cases to…

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Football team fined over fans subjecting Josh Cavallo to homophobic abuse

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The Melbourne Victory football club has been fined over the death threats and abuse Josh Cavallo received from their fans at a recent game. On 8 January, Adelaide United played an away game against the team. During the match’s second half, spectators spewed homophobic remarks at Cavallo – with some being removed and the team promising to “ban any individuals identified as having engaged in the conduct” from future games. Shortly after the game, the 22-year-old condemned the abuse in a lengthy post on Instagram. “I’m not going to pretend…

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Policy protecting transgender participation in sport dropped by NCAA

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced changes to its transgender participation policy on 19 January. The latest guidelines mean that trans women wishing to compete on a women’s team have to follow rules set by both national and international governing bodies, meaning a certain testosterone level will have to be met in order to participate. Despite this, there was no medical or legal guidance provided in the announcement and “a sport-by-sport approach” will now be adopted to bring the NCAA in line with both domestic and foreign Olympic Committees.…

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Michael Phelps weighs in on trans athletes in sport: “It has to be a level playing field”

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Michael Phelps said sport “has to be a level playing field” when asked about the controversy surrounding Lia Thomas. Thomas, a transgender swimmer on the women’s team at the University of Pennsylvania, previously spent three years competing on the men’s team. She has become the topic of debate among those questioning trans participation in sport, with Phelps now weighing in on the topic. The 36-year-old, who is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, compared the discussion surrounding Thomas to that of doping in sport and stated…

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“Important and compelling” documentary to examine barriers LGBTQ+ footballers face

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A soon-to-be-released Channel 4 documentary is set to look into the obstacles LGBTQ+ people face in Premier League football. The new digital documentary, titled Football’s Coming Out, looks into why one of the most popular sports in the world has such little LGBTQ+ representation. It will explore what the road may look like for a Premier League footballer if they did come out, including the challenges they may face and how fans, financial donors and the press could react. Football’s Coming Out will utilise historical case studies and archive footage…

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Timothy LeDuc could be first out non-binary athlete to compete in Winter Olympics

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Timothy LeDuc is on the brink of becoming the first-ever out non-binary athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics. With the US Figure Skating Championships taking place this week, LeDuc could be about to skate their way straight to Beijing this winter. Should the Iowa native join Team USA for the Winter Olympics, their achievement will go down in history – regardless of how they perform. Speaking on NBC Sports’ ‘My New Favorite Olympian’ podcast, LeDuc said that it’s not something they take lightly. “For me, as a person that…

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“Fairness and safety cannot co-exist,” says new guidance on trans inclusion in sport

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New guidance suggests creating “open” and “universal” categories could be the way to include transgender people in sport. The Sports Councils Equality Group (SCEG) says “for many sports, the inclusion of transgender people, fairness and safety cannot co-exist in a single competitive model”. As such, the wide-ranging review concluded that current policies will require a complete overhaul to become more inclusive. New formats should find “innovative and creative ways to ensure nobody is left out”. The guidance continues: “In order to survive and thrive in the future, sport must adapt…

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