World swimming’s governing body effectively banned transgender athletes from women’s events, permitting only those who transitioned before age 12.
States are passing anti-LGBTQ laws across the country, but that can't erase the past, present or future of the transgender community.BUDAPEST, Hungary – World swimming’s governing body effectively banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s events on Sunday.on Sunday that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events. The organization also proposed an"open competition category.
"They’re not saying everyone should transition by age 11, that’s ridiculous. You can’t transition by that age in most countries and hopefully you wouldn’t be encouraged to. Basically, what they’re saying is that it is not feasible for people who have transitioned to compete without having an advantage."Pearce confirmed there are currently no transgender women competing in elite levels of swimming.
FINA’s new 24-page policy also includes proposals for a new"open competition" category. FINA said it was setting up"a new working group that will spend the next six months looking at the most effective ways to set up this new category."
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