International Olympic Committee releases “groundbreaking” new framework for trans athletes

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The International Olympic Committee has released new guidelines for transgender participation in elite sports that activists and athletes alike are hailing as a massive victory for trans equality.

The “IOC Framework On Fairness, Inclusion And Non-Discrimination On The Basis Of Gender Identity And Sex Variations”  identifies 10 principles that it recommends sporting organizations follow.

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Those principles – developed after two years of consultations with over 250 athletes and other “concerned stakeholders” – include inclusion, prevention of harm, non-discrimination, right to privacy, and – perhaps most notably – no presumption of advantage.

“No athlete should be precluded from competing or excluded from competition on the exclusive ground of an unverified, alleged, or perceived unfair competitive advantage due to their sex variations, physical appearance and/or transgender status,” it says, adding that no athlete should be deemed as having an unfair advantage unless “robust and peer reviewed research” finds otherwise.

The framework also does not include any…

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