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RECREATION LEAGUE POLICY - CANADA

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USA Archery has no documented policy.

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USA Artistic Swimming has a policy that allows minor athletes to participate according to gender identity. Adult/elite policy not documented.

DOWNLOAD: USA Artistic Swimming policy for minor athletes (2017)

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USA Badminton has no documented policy

Ontario Soccer Association

Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) is made up of 21 District Branch Offices and several Associate Members namely regional and provincial leagues. The District's membership are the 290 Youth Clubs and 860 Senior Clubs across Ontario. Their policy is based on hormone status to classify area of play.

 

Their policy states:

  1. Transgender Female (MTF) person being treated with testosterone suppression medication for gender reassignment purposes may register and play on a male team or a mixed team, but may not compete on a female team until after completing one calendar year of testosterone suppression treatment.

  2. A Transgender Male (FTM) person being treated with testosterone administrationmedication for gender reassignment purposes may register and play on a male team or a mixed team. 

  3. Any transgender person who is not taking hormone treatment for genderreassignment purposes may register and play for a mixed team or for a male or female team in accordance with his or her birth gender. 

  4. Any Transgender Female or Transgender Male seeking registration not inaccordance with their birth gender will submit a letter from a physician that describes the Transgender Female or Transgender Male's transition status, outlines the general nature of the hormone treatment being received and indicates the length of time since treatment began.

  5. The OSA, with reasonable cause, may request that a Transgender Female or Transgender Male provide an updated physician's letter at any time.

 

DOWNLOAD: OSA Transgender Policy

Wheelchair Basketball Canada

Not an inclusive policy

 

Wheelchair Basketball Canada has a half-inclusive policy which is good for folks taking hormones, but is not inclusive of people not taking hormones or who are genderqueer. 

"The following guidelines will be used to determine the eligibility of Transgendered [sic]

individuals: 

 

a) Gender reassignment before puberty 

 

i. Individuals undergoing gender reassignment of male-to-female shall be regarded 

as female 

ii. Individuals undergoing gender reassignment of female-to-male shall be regarded 

as male 

 

b) Gender reassignment after puberty 

 

The following conditions will be used to determine the individual’s eligibility to 

compete: i. Male-to-female transgendered persons, to compete as a female, must submit 

documentation from a medical practitioner that gender reassignment has been 

ongoing for at least one year. 

ii. Female-to-male transgendered persons, to compete as a male, must submit 

documentation from a medical p

ractitioner that gender reassignment is ongoing. 

 

5. Any Transgender person who is not taking hormone treatment for gender reassignment 

purposes will be deemed their birth gender. "

 

NOTE: to make this policy more inclusive, trans people not taking hormones would go under review. If they are living as their true gender and that is different than what is listed on birth documents, we are limiting their ability to comfortably participate in the sport.  

 

DOWNLOAD: Wheelchair Basketball Canada transgender policy.

 

Whitehorse Women's Hockey League (Canada)

The Whitehorse Women’s Hockey League policy says anyone who was born or identifies as a woman is welcome - which includes women who identify as male or people assigned male at birth who identify as female.

 

VIEW: Facebook policy post

(no website)

Find other US-based organization policies HERE
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