LGBTQ protections languish while Missouri lawmakers push transgender sports bans
Inclusion or Fairness: New Guidance for Sport in the UK — Sex Matters
Sex Matters response to the Sports Council Equality Group Guidance on Transgender Inclusion. On September 30, the Sports Council Equality Group (SCEG), which is composed of members of the five major sports councils within the United Kingdom, published new guidance for UK National Governing Bodies and Sports Governing Bodies. The guidance is intended to support […]
Transgender Women in the Female Category of Sport: Perspectives on Testosterone Suppression and...
Males enjoy physical performance advantages over females within competitive sport. The sex-based segregation into male and female sporting categories does not account for transgender persons who experience incongruence between their biological sex and their experienced gender identity. Accordingly, …
..."The amendment, which would only apply to state employees, was offered after senators had just adopted an amendment that would prohibit public employees from being mandated to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
But for some lawmakers the issues were fundamentally different.
Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, said while he was in support of protecting someone’s right over their medical decisions, he did “not want to create more divisions under state law or our constitution that divide the public unless absolutely necessary.”...