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Transgender Gymnasts Free to Use Changerooms That Best Reflect ‘Their Gender Identity’

Transgender Gymnasts Free to Use Changerooms That Best Reflect ‘Their Gender Identity’
Colombia's Catalina Elena Escobar Gomez competes in the qualifying for the women's Beam event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 7, 2016. Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
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9/1/2023|Updated: 9/1/2023
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Transgender individuals will have the freedom to compete in grassroots or national gymnastic competitions that best reflect their “gender identity” going forward, according to new guidelines from Gymnastics Australia.

The sport’s governing body has developed wide-ranging measures to foster an “inclusive environment” for transgender or gender-diverse individuals, according to the Guidelines for the Inclusion of Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Community Gymnastics, which was released on Aug. 30.

Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
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Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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