Eight Australian sports federations, including AFL, Hockey Australia, Netball Australia, Rugby Australia, Tennis Australia, Touch Football Australia, UniSport Australia and Water Polo Australia have come together to issue guidelines on encouraging the involvement of transgender athletes across the field of sports.
The newly implemented guidelines have been set up to challenge the stigma transgender athletes face when it comes to inclusivity and involvement in sports. “This is a world first to see so many national sporting organisations in Australia coming together to collectively show their support for a particular part of our community,” Beau Newell, National Program Manager of Pride in Sport Australia, said at the guidelines launch. “Many