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.

  • @FluffyPotato@lemm.eeEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    For trans men they get like an injection of testosterone, they aren’t getting it to play sports, it’s medication for dysphoria. I haven’t said anyone else other than trans men should be taking it and definitely nothing about steroids.

    • GreenMEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      The point i wanted to send across is that it gives athlete an advantage. So people will be incentivized to get it. And also those who do not get it will be at disadvantage. So if one form of chems advantage is allowed why others are not? Isn’t that exactly the source of the issue here, fairness?

        • GreenMEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          What do you mean? I explained it in the posts above. So shortly It’s basic biolgy. E.g. testosterone makes changes in the body.

          • @FluffyPotato@lemm.eeEnglish
            1•1 year ago

            If you have the same testosterone levels as everyone you are competing against it doesn’t give you an advantage.

            • GreenMEnglish
              1•1 year ago

              Intersting so female taking testosterone and female not taking it have same level of testosterone. I guess trans people are taking hormones needlessly if that is the true.

              • @FluffyPotato@lemm.eeEnglish
                1•1 year ago

                What? I said trans men take testosterone so their hormone levels would be on the same level as any other men competing.

                • GreenMEnglish
                  1•1 year ago

                  I read it but you ignore what i said that is, some people may be incentivized to get the treatment, they don’t need with aim to gain advantage. e.g. Female + testosterone in women sports or male identifying as women in women sports. In that sense it’s similar to doping.

                  • @FluffyPotato@lemm.eeEnglish
                    1•1 year ago

                    Women already get their testosterone tested to compete in the women’s division in most sports and trans women don’t seem to have any real advantage over other women after hormones so it doesn’t seem to be an issue.