Transgender players who have been through male puberty will not be permitted to play international women’s cricket under new ICC gender eligibility regulations

The International Cricket Council has become the latest sports body to ban transgender players from the elite women’s game if they have gone through male puberty.

The ICC said it had taken the decision, following an extensive scientific review and nine-month consultation, to “protect the integrity of the international women’s game and the safety of players”.

It joins rugby union, swimming, cycling, athletics and rugby league, who have all gone down a similar path in recent years after citing concerns over fairness or safety.

  • GreenMEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    Social construct is the separation of gender from sex. In many languages it doesn’t even make sense because fe/male is used for animals or wo/men for humans while gender and sex are represented by single word.

    • @pete_the_cat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      -3•1 year ago

      This whole argument of “gender vs sex” is ridiculous and always has been. Biology is what matters, not what words you use to refer to yourself or others.

        • @pete_the_cat@lemmy.worldEnglish
          -2•1 year ago

          I’m definitely not a conservative Republican, far from it. I love how people immediately jump to conclusions on here based on one statement.

          I don’t give a damn what bathroom you use.

          IMO this is like arguing whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable.