Rejected petition Ensure equality in sport

Ensure that governing bodies allow competitors in womens sport are born female. Transgender athletes who identify as women have an advantage due to genetics

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To ensure a level playing field in all sport at all levels - as simple as that

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

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.

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Date submitted 30 March 2022
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