It is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on the Transidentity, condemned by the LGBT+associations, which decided the football association to prohibit female competitions with transgender players.
The FA, in charge of football governance in England, turned on this “complex subject”, as it described Thursday, to comply with British law. Transgender has so far been allowed to play in female teams, provided they reduce their testosterone levels. This inclusion principle had been recently reaffirmed by the FA, during a change in its regulations.
But this one is now telescope with the decision of the Supreme Court, dated April 16, to found the legal definition of a woman on biological sex.
A new regulations from June 1
If “our role is to make football accessible to as many people as possible,” wrote the Federation, it is advisable to comply with the legal texts in force and the new regulation will come into force “from June 1, 2025”, she said. The Scottish Federation announced on Thursday a similar decision for an application from next season.
“We understand that it will be difficult for people who just want to practice the sport they like, in the genre they identify,” said FA, ensuring contact “registered transgender women” to “explain changes” and the way in which “they can continue” to practice their sport.
These settlement changes will apply to all female competitions, among amateurs and professionals, in both countries. Less than thirty people would be affected in England, all at the amateur level, according to the BBC.
What rules in other sports?
The participation of transgender people in women’s sport has become a burning question for the various federations that try to find a balance between inclusion and the guarantee of a fair competition. Those governing cycling, swimming or even athletics have strengthened their policies to actually prohibit transgender women, to prevent them from benefiting from possible “disproportionate advantages” in their performance or for fear of a possible legal action if a biological woman was injured by a transgender adversary.
