November 23, 2021
On November 16, the IOC released its much-anticipated IOC Framework on
Fairness,
Inclusion and Non-discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex
Variations
[https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2021/11/IOC-Framework-Fairness-Inclusion-Non-discrimination-2021.pdf]
. Ratified by the IOC Executive Board on November 12, the
October 21, 2021
The world I envision for trans and nonbinary athletes is one that is very
different from the reality that cis gatekeepers create. Even the most inclusive
policy cannot withstand the pressures of being created, implemented, and
enforced by cis management. When that management has a
April 07, 2021
I'm having a really hard time reconciling the NWSL's trans athlete policy
[https://prod-nwsl-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp/uploads/2021/03/2021-NWSL-Policy-on-Transgender-Athletes.pdf]
with its self-professed trans and nonbinary inclusion. "We see you, hear you and
celebrate you," the NWSL tweeted
[https://twitter.com/NWSL/
April 03, 2021
The National Women's Soccer League released its Policy on Transgender Athletes
on March 31, 2021 -- on Trans Day of Visibility. This choice, and the policy
itself, highlight both the problem with "visibility" for its own sake and trans
inclusion policies as currently envisioned by
June 08, 2019
On Thursday night I was on the subway in Toronto with dozens of Blue Jays fans
who had attended the Jays' Pride Night game at Rogers Centre. Many were still
wearing the free giveaway: a Jays rainbow Henley. From the conversations I
overheard and the
January 28, 2019
This past week, USA Hockey released its new regulations for transgender and
non-binary inclusion. Evaluating this policy requires an acknowledgement of the
highly transphobic times in which it was released. It comes the same week as the
United States Supreme Court upheld President Trump's transgender