Law, policy, and the participation of transgender athletes in the United States

Erin Buzuvis

Sport Management Review, 2021, vol. 24, issue 3, 439-451

Abstract: This article provides an overview of U.S. law and public policy governing the rights of transgender athletes to participate in sports programs and how sports organizers should take the law, or its absence, into account when creating internal policies in this area.Sport organizations should favor gender-identity based participation.Participation restrictions are inappropriate in youth, nonelite athletics.Inclusion promotes dignity, respect and health of transgender participants.Relevant U.S· public law is complex but generally permissive of inclusion.Current controversies in the U.S· may affect transgender athletes’ rights.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.1880757

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