England cricket, football associations ban transgender women from women games

The decision by the highest footballing and cricketing bodies in England have come after the UK Supreme Court ruled that only biological and not trans women meet the definition of a woman under equality laws.

Transgender women in England will not be allowed to play in women’s and girls’ cricket matches with immediate effect, but can continue playing in open and mixed cricket, England’s cricket board (ECB) said on Friday.

The decision was prompted by a UK Supreme Court ruling last month that said only biological and not trans women meet the definition of a woman under equality laws.

The ECB said only those whose biological sex is female will be eligible to play in women’s and girls’ cricket matches.

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