Aussie swimming great Kieren Perkins is concerned what impact the transgender ban will have further down the chain.
Perkins won two gold medals for Australia during a stellar career, and is now the Australian Sports Commission's CEO, having previously acted as president of Swimming Australia.
Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett of Australia celebrates their silver and gold medals in the men's 1500m freestyle final held at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. "What they have missed in acknowledging that is that it is the billboard for sport, the main focus, and I get very, very concerned that domestic competitions will accept that ruling and run with that regardless of the human carnage it creates at their local, domestic level.
"When you talk to medical professionals who are dealing directly in this environment, there isn't clarity without compromise with the science of it all."The thing that has disappointed me deeply in this dialogue is we sit here having this very vocal and extreme debate about a section of society that is incredibly marginalised, incredibly misunderstood and already suffers from significant incidences of mental health and suicide.
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