Category: World Aquatics

  • How sports are handling transgender women in competition – DW – 10/01/2023

    How sports are handling transgender women in competition – DW – 10/01/2023

    Rating: Transneutral, Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary How sports are handling transgender women in competition – DW – 10/01/2023 Discussions about transgender rights and sports have been ongoing among athletes and sports federations for years. In a recent development, an upcoming World Aquatics Swimming…

  • Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more

    Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more

    Rating: Transneutral, ESPN, August 24, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive) (Video 3 archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more Since 2020, 23 states have passed laws restricting transgender athletes’ ability to participate in school sports in accordance with their gender identity.…

  • Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions

    Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions

    Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions  The Associated PressTransgender swimmers will be included in new ‘open category’ trial for races  Yahoo SportsSwimming Announces ‘Open’ Category For Transgender Athletes—Here Are The Other Major Sports With Restrictions Or Bans  Forbes

  • Swimming Announces ‘Open’ Category For Transgender Athletes—Here Are The Other Major Sports With Restrictions Or Bans

    Swimming Announces ‘Open’ Category For Transgender Athletes—Here Are The Other Major Sports With Restrictions Or Bans

    Rating: Transneutral, Forbes, July 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Swimming Announces ‘Open’ Category For Transgender Athletes—Here Are The Other Major Sports With Restrictions Or Bans Topline World Aquatics—the international governing body for swimming—announced Tuesday it will start an “Open” category that includes all transgender athletes, after the body joined several other sports…

  • Transgender swimmers will be included in new ‘open category’ trial for races

    Transgender swimmers will be included in new ‘open category’ trial for races

    Rating: Transneutral, Yahoo Sports, July 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Transgender swimmers will be included in new ‘open category’ trial for races Transgender swimmers will eventually be able to compete in a new category set up by the sport’s world governing body. World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam announced Tuesday that a trial…

  • Transgender swimmers to be included in ‘open category’ at competitions

    Transgender swimmers to be included in ‘open category’ at competitions

    Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, July 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Transgender swimmers to be included in ‘open category’ at competitions     2024 GOP candidates take aim at Biden’s alleged lack of relationship with granddaughter 02:00   Niger’s presidential guard surrounds leader’s home in apparent coup 04:16   Education Department…