Transgender women banned from all competitive female matches by British tennis

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Transgender women have been banned from all competitive female matches by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).The governing body's decision applies to both tennis and padel, and follows updated guidance published this week by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).The EHRC's revised policy, which replaces its previous 2011 position, draws on last year's Supreme Court ruling affirming that the "concept of sex is binary".Having reviewed the new framework, the LTA has concluded it must now apply its transgender participation ban to all competitive matchplay, closing a gap that had previously allowed individual clubs to set their own rules for internal ladders, leagues and knockout events.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Until late 2024, the LTA had already positioned itself as one of the more stringent governing bodies on this issue, introducing rules that covered county and national tournaments as well as inter-club fixtures.However, it stopped short of dictating policy for...

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