The Rugby Football Union has today recommended a ban on transgender women playing in women’s matches, which follows a two-year review.
The Rugby Football Union has today recommended a ban on transgender women playing in women’s matches, which follows a two-year review.
US Republican senator, Mike Lee of Utah, has launched an attack on trans youth playing sports alongside other children.
Mara Gomez, 22, is the first trans woman to have been signed to a professional football team in Argentina amidst global debates surrounding trans women’s right to play on league level sporting teams.
TV presenter Piers Morgan, known for his controversial views, has publicly agreed with World Rugby’s decision to prevent trans women from playing in professional leagues, arguing it was a safety risk to other players.
Despite recent rulings from World Rugby, the international union for the sport, stating trans women should not be allowed to play professionally on the basis of ‘safety’, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in England has announced it will continue to allow trans women to participate.
