The policies also vary depending on when transition begins - before or after adolescence puberty. For details about the policies and the need for Therapeutic Use Exemptions, download the policy below.
We are proud of our LGBT community, including our transgender athletes, and we want you here with us. The policy listed for Gender states: "Gender must be attested by the national federations through the birth certificate of the player. Gender verification may be conducted on a case by case basis in event of doubt based on medical evidence.
Those who transition from female to male are eligible to compete in the male category without restriction. Those who transition from male to female are eligible to compete in the female category under the following conditions: 2.
The athlete has declared that her gender identity is female. The declaration cannot be changed, for sporting purposes, for a minimum of four years. Compliance with these conditions may be monitored by testing. During a quidditch game, each team must have at least two players in play who identify with a different gender than at least two other players. The gender that a player identifies with is considered to be that player's gender Rulebook 7 Section 7.
Unfortunately for transgender athletes taking testosterone, a banned substance according to WADA's rules, the policies do not always support one's ability to participate. In December , it released its policy on the inclusion of transgender athletes, which is in line with the IOC standards. This is a violation of one's human rights. The IOC policy was changed in to remove the requirement for surgery. Europe British Rowing British Rowing has a transgender and transsexual policy that states trans men may compete as their affirmed gender, and trans women "may compete in their affirmed gender in female or mixed-sex domestic competition by providing evidence that her hormone therapy has brought her blood- measured testosterone levels within the range of her affirmed gender or that she has had a gonadectomy.
