Transsexuals in Sport–Fairness and Freedom, Regulation and Law
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The question of if, and under what conditions transsexuals should be allowed to participate in sports in their acquired sex is becoming increasingly relevant partly because the number of transsexuals is increasing partly because many countries now provide mechanisms for achieving legal recognition as belonging to the new acquired sex. This paper develops (1) an analysis of the justification for maintaining sex segregation in some sports and (2) an account of the rights of transsexuals to be recognised in their new sex. On the basis of these two analyses it critically evaluates two set of rules for the participation of transsexuals in elite sports: the UK guidelines issued in pursuance of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the International Olympic Committee's guidelines. It is argued that these guidelines are conflicting and that a modified set of criteria is more justifiable.
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Segregating sports by biological sex does not account for transgender persons who experience incongruence between their biological sex and their experienced gender identity, and whose legal sex may be different to that recorded at birth.
“Segregating sports by biological sex does not account for transgender persons who experience incongruence between their biological sex and their experienced gender identity, and whose legal sex may be different to that recorded at birth [6, 7].”
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- Authors
- Coggon, J., Hammond, N., & Holm, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Manchester (GB)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Holm, S⊘ren
- Venue
- Sport, Ethics and Philosophy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-04
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 4-17
- ISSN
- 1751-1321 (ISSN-L)
- 1751-133X
- OpenAlex
- W2034899458
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 4
- FWCI
- 3.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Sport Ethics and Philosophy (publishedVersion)
- ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sports, Gender, and Society
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Physical Education and Sports Studies
- Keywords
- transsexuals, sports participation, sex segregation in sport, fairness, gender classification, Gender Recognition Act 2004, elite sport, gender identity, sports regulation
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