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Ensure equality in sport

Submitted on Wednesday 30th March 2022

Rejected on Monday 4th April 2022

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Ensure equality in sport

Petition Details

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

Additional Information

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


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

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": 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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