Transgender activists staged a protest today at a women's Twickenham training session inEngland. The team set the pace for October's Women's Rugby World Cup as part of her pre-season training camp.
Protesters hoisted pink and blue flags at a public session at the Red Rose following a ban on transgender athletes from playing women's rugby. Emily Hamilton, 46, was one of 15 protesters whowere heartbroken after the ban went into effect.
"I am a Harlequin fan, transgender woman and former player for 18 seasons, but as of last week I have been banned from playing rugby," said QuinsPride founding co-chair. said. supporters group. “We are not going to leave until we hear our voices.
However, despite their best efforts, the announcement was made following new recommendations from the RFU. After a two-year review, the RFU Council follows its recommendation that anyone assigned male gender at birth is prohibited from participating in women's or women's rugby.
The World Rugby Rules state that: Women may not currently be playing women's rugby…because of the size, strength, and power-producing benefits conferred by testosterone during puberty and adolescence, and the consequent welfare risks for players. The RFU said, "We have reached out to registered transgender female players directly impacted by the policy to offer their support to continue to encourage their participation in sport."
In the male category, players whose gender recorded at birth is female are suggested to play if they have provided written consent and a risk assessment has been conducted. On Wednesday, the Irish Rugby Football Union joined its British counterpart in banning a transgender woman from playing female contact at her rugby match.
The IRFU statement states: Like males and females at birth, and the strength, stamina, and physique advantages conferred by male puberty are significant and retained even after testosterone is suppressed.” To ban them from competing at the highest level of the sport. I believe in. ans community.
"The infection from this is huge," she said. “As a transgender rugby fan, all the anxieties I thought had gone away years ago came back here today in Twickenham.
They were the things I left behind, They're all back because of this terrible hype of the culture war."
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