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Cricket Australia sets testosterone limit for transgender players

Cricket Australia sets testosterone limit for transgender players

Cricket Australia

CricketAustraliaunveiled new guidelines on Thursday to ensuretransgenderplayerscan take part in the game at the highest levels.

The policysetsout atestosteronelimitfortransgenderand gender-diverseplayerswho want to play for state and national women's teams.

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"It doesn't make any sense that today, people are discriminated against, harassed or excluded, because of who theyare,"CricketAustraliachief executive Kevin Roberts said in a statement.

To be eligible for elite women's teams, theplayersmust show atestosteroneconcentration of fewer than 10 nanomoles per litre over at least 12 months.

They must also be able to demonstrate their elected gender is consistent with how they are living their lives daily.

The move more closely alignsAustraliato the InternationalCricketCouncil's gender diversity guidelines.

CricketAustralia's policy also guides community clubs, supporting grassroots cricketers to compete as the gender with which they identify.

The guidelines cover everything from victimisation to privacy and providing suitable facilities, as well as the collection of personal information.

Transgenderparticipation in sport has proved a thorny issue with some prominent stars, including tennis great Martina Navratilova, voicing disquiet.

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