3 d. ago FA chief Bullingham insists transgender ban ‘not an ideological judgment’

‘Difficult decision’ on trans women based on legal adviceGoal Diggers FC march 12 miles to deliver protest letterMark Bullingham, the chief executive of the Football Association, has written to London grassroots football club Goal Diggers FC explaining the governing body’s decision to ban transgender women from women’s football “was not an ideological judgment, but a difficult decision” based on legal advice that a “change in policy was necessary” following the supreme court ruling which said the term “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman.Representatives of Goal Diggers undertook a 12-mile walk from their training pitches in Haggerston Park to Wembley Stadium to deliver their open letter to the FA. In it they demanded a reversal of the ban on transgender women from women’s football and described the FA’s decision as a “pitiful and weak response” to the supreme court’s ruling. Bullingham said the FA understands “how difficult this decision will be for people w...

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6 d. ago How sports have reacted to Supreme Court’s transgender women ruling

The debate over transgender women in sports has only intensified since the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman

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7 d. ago Transgender players are banned from women's and girls' cricket in England and Wales 'with immediate effect' after Supreme Court ruling

Transgender women have been blocked from taking part in all levels of women's cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board has declared. 

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7 d. ago FA bans transgender women from playing in women's football... do you agree?

The FA's decision follows April's Supreme Court ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex

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7 d. ago Transgender women banned from women's cricket in England and Wales

Transgender women are to be banned outright from women’s and girls’ cricket in England and Wales

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7 d. ago Cricket bosses ban transgender women from female competitions

The sport's governing body has banned transgender women from being able to play in female competitions across England and Wales

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7 d. ago Transgender women are banned from women's and girl's cricket in England and Wales 'with immediate effect' after Supreme Court ruling

Transgender women have been blocked from taking part in all levels of women's cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board has declared. 

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7 d. ago Transgender women are banned from women's and girl's cricket 'with immediate effect' after Supreme Court ruling

Transgender women have been blocked from taking part in all levels of women's cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board has declared. 

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7 d. ago ECB ban transgender women from competing in women's cricket with immediate effect

Change in policy approved at a board meeting following last month’s UK Supreme Court ruling

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7 d. ago ECB bans transgender women from taking part in women’s and girl’s cricket

Trans women had been free to play up to tier three of domestic cricket and throughout the recreational game.

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7 d. ago ‘Unheard’ Maria Catalano hoping snooker changes policies on transgender women

Snooker’s transgender policy is under review following a ruling by the UK Supreme Court last month.

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7 d. ago UK culture sector leaders ‘unwilling’ to police which toilets people use

The Supreme Court ruling on gender has been interpreted to mean that transgender women can be excluded from female toilets.

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7 d. ago Cricket set to follow football in banning transgender women from female events

Trans women are currently permitted to play in women’s cricket up to and including Tier 3 of the domestic game.

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8 d. ago Transgender women banned from playing women's football in England by FA

The Football Association has said transgender women will be banned from competing in women's football from June 1 in a decision made following the Supreme Court's legal definition ruling

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8 d. ago Transgender women to be barred from playing women’s football by FA and SFA

The FA said it had updated its policy in light of last month’s UK Supreme Court ruling regarding the Equality Act.

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8 d. ago FA announce transgender women now BANNED from playing women's football

The Football Association has said transgender women will be banned from competing in women's football from June 1 following the Supreme Court's legal definition ruling last month

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8 d. ago English FA announces it will ban transgender players from women's football after Supreme Court ruling

The Football Association announced today that it had updated its policy on transgender women in light of last month's UK Supreme Court ruling regarding the Equality Act.

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8 d. ago FA to ban transgender women from playing women's football in England

All trans women will be banned from all levels of the women’s game form June 1, 2025

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8 d. ago Transgender women barred from playing women’s football from June 1 by FA

The FA said it had updated its policy in light of last month’s UK Supreme Court ruling regarding the Equality Act.

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9 d. ago FA ‘carefully reviewing’ transgender inclusion policy after Supreme Court ruling

The FA’s policy currently permits transgender women to play alongside those born female.

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