Rejected petition Ban transgender girls/ women from competing against biological girls and women

Make it totally illegal for boys who identify as girls to compete against biological girls and women in all sports of all ages

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Section 195 of the Equality Act 2010 already allows sports competition organisers to "exclude participation of a transsexual person as a competitor in a gender-affected activity if it is necessary to do so to secure in relation [...] fair competition, or the safety of competitors": https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/195

Deciding who should be eligible to take part in individual sporting events are a matter for the organisers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 25 May 2023
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