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to are people like Ronda Rousey, who knows full well how dangerous it is for men to be competing against women. She herself refused to compete against trans-MMA fighter Fallon Fox.
Ronda Rousey, right, kicks Sara McMann during a UFC 170 mixed martial arts women’s bantamweight title fight on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Las Vegas. Rousey won by TKO. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
“Serena Williams was another one, who again, has also said that men’s and women’s tennis are completely different,” Wong said.
“These women have a responsibility to their sports and to the female athletes that are going to come after them and who are not going to have the same fair playing field that they have managed to have themselves.”
U.S. tennis legend, Martina Navratilova, spoke out against Tiley’s stance.
“By including trans-identified males in female category, biological females lose a spot. It’s that simple. Seems to me Craig Tilley doesn’t understand that concept,” she wrote on Twitter .
Transgender Issue Goes Global
The inclusion of transgenders in women’s sports comes amid a wider push to break down gender separations.
The National Center for Transgender Equality in the U.S. for instance, says there should be no gender-neutral bathrooms and that transgender individuals should have the right to use the bathroom that best matches their self-perceived identity.
The organisation also claims no safety issue will arise from implementing such an idea.
Meanwhile, Tennis Australia’s push may not have any immediate impact given sporting organisers are conscious of needing to guarantee a level playing field.
The ITF’s current policy surrounding transgender participation requires those that have transitioned from male to female to maintain testosterone levels below five nanomoles per litre for at least 12 months.
The World Athletics, World Aquatics, International Rugby League, and World Rugby bodies have maintained a ban on trans athletes.
Ronda Rousey, right, kicks Sara McMann during a UFC 170 mixed martial arts women’s bantamweight title fight on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Las Vegas. Rousey won by TKO. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
“Serena Williams was another one, who again, has also said that men’s and women’s tennis are completely different,” Wong said.
“These women have a responsibility to their sports and to the female athletes that are going to come after them and who are not going to have the same fair playing field that they have managed to have themselves.”
U.S. tennis legend, Martina Navratilova, spoke out against Tiley’s stance.
“By including trans-identified males in female category, biological females lose a spot. It’s that simple. Seems to me Craig Tilley doesn’t understand that concept,” she wrote on Twitter .
Transgender Issue Goes Global
The inclusion of transgenders in women’s sports comes amid a wider push to break down gender separations.
The National Center for Transgender Equality in the U.S. for instance, says there should be no gender-neutral bathrooms and that transgender individuals should have the right to use the bathroom that best matches their self-perceived identity.
The organisation also claims no safety issue will arise from implementing such an idea.
Meanwhile, Tennis Australia’s push may not have any immediate impact given sporting organisers are conscious of needing to guarantee a level playing field.
The ITF’s current policy surrounding transgender participation requires those that have transitioned from male to female to maintain testosterone levels below five nanomoles per litre for at least 12 months.
The World Athletics, World Aquatics, International Rugby League, and World Rugby bodies have maintained a ban on trans athletes.
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