Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-04 13:17:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 918FA7B915E50A2016E203CB134B25C6D6B7A114F2B2272B40130D6AEAF30EB4
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Original Note:
While the governing body recently announced a "open category" that trans athletes can compete in, the ruling that required trans athletes to have transitioned before age 12 was created over 1yr ago. Effectively banning trans from competing in their claimed gender categories. https://apnews.com/article/transgender-swimming-worlds-lia-thomas-japan-71f62fae75a9d64d7796cf66cf44207a https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/20/1106193393/new-policy-from-world-swimming-body-effectively-bans-transgender-women&ved=2ahUKEwjtjtb_hsKAAxVpJkQIHR7JADYQFnoECCoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0-Oa6Q5DsMYckMfg4Rynbp
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