Posted on 11/21/2023 6:06:07 AM PST by JSM_Liberty
Transgender women have been barred from playing in international women's matches under new regulations from the International Cricket Council. Any player who has gone through male puberty will not be eligible for women's internationals regardless of any surgery or treatment undertaken. In September, Canada's Danielle McGahey became the first transgender cricketer to play an international game.
The new regulations will be reviewed within two years, the ICC said. Following a nine-month consultation process, the governing body said its new policy, which takes effect immediately, was based on "protection of the integrity of the women's game, safety, fairness and inclusion". "The changes to the gender eligibility regulations resulted from an extensive consultation process and is founded in science and aligned with the core principles developed during the review," said ICC chief executive Geoff Allardice.
"Inclusivity is incredibly important to us as a sport, but our priority was to protect the integrity of the international women's game and the safety of players."
Gender eligibility in domestic cricket will remain a matter for individual boards. Currently, under guidance from the England and Wales Cricket Board, all trans women looking to take part in elite level female-only competitions must apply for written clearance. Evidence is then reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Other sports
In June 2022, swimming's world governing body Fina voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's elite races if they had gone through any part of the process of male puberty. ...
In the same month, cycling's governing body the UCI toughened its rules on transgender eligibility by doubling the period of time before a rider transitioning from male to female can compete.
In July 2022, the Rugby Football League and Rugby Football Union banned transgender women from competing in female-only forms of their games.
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It's THAT serious.
The headline should be: “Men banned from playing international women’s cricket by ICC.”
I say chap....this isn’t cricket!
Good. They aren’t women. They are freaks
Anyone that either wants to chop off his penis or sew up her vagina is mentally unstable and needs to be institutionalized, not only for their own safety, but for the safety of society
Gee, too bad. Now the wussie boys will have to compete with real boys ... or sit in the corner crying and sucking their thumbs.
I think they are both serious and prudent.
I think that the review is put in as a sop to those opposed to the obvious permanent solution by not immediately calling it permanent.
Why does the ICC HATE WOMEN?
How it REALLY ought to read:
Mentally ill dudes with bolt on boobs banned from playing international women’s cricket by ICC.
That’s good, but no one is transgender. It’s a delusion, not a reality!
“ I say chap....this isn’t cricket!”
LoL, beat me to it…
Law suit in 3,....2,....
Good for them.
I started watching cricket some this year. It's a great game with lots and lots of scoring.
Gender differences exist before puberty.
Physical Fitness Differences Between Prepubescent Boys and Girls.
Excerpt from abstract: The physical fitness assessment employed sets of aerobic fitness, strength, flexibility, speed, agility, and balance. The boys presented higher values in all selected tests, except tests of balance and flexibility, in which girls scored better.
While testosterone production is linked to increase of muscle mass at puberty, I do not think it is the only determinant.
There are disorders, such as Swyer syndrome or androgen insensitivity syndrome, in which a person with XY chromosomes fails to develop as a male. (Wo)men with this disorder retain some male features (face shape, thick neck, etc.) despite the lack of influence of testosterone on their development. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the male muscle mass is due to genes located on the Y chromosome.
Fake woman
Let them play, but only if they get double H breast implants….
Bravo!!!! If only all the women in sports would stand together.
In Massachusetts, people are allowed to participate on the team of the opposite gender only if there is no equivalent team for their own gender. For instance a boy can play women’s volleyball only if there is no men’s volley ball, but a man cannot play women’s softball is there is a man’s baseball team.
In MA, a girl received severe facial injuries from being hit in the face by boy playing on a girl’s field hockey team. So, the Dtate Superintendent of schools and the governor claim to be putting into place safety regulations to deal with the differences in strength and endurance between the genders. The regulations in sports team participation in MA have nothing to do with gender. They are based strictly on Title IX.
what does puberty have to do with anything ? They probably still have a prostate for one thing.
more like “Post-Puberty men banned...”
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