Latest news: Transgender athletes

New regulations prompted by a case of an Australian-born Canadian player will tightly restrict male-to-female transgender cricketers competing internationally.

An expert panel convened by Basketball Australia has ruled trans athlete Lexi Rodgers ineligible for this season's NBL1 South women's competition.

World Athletics says it is consulting with member federations on a proposal that would impose more stringent testosterone limits on transgender women athletes competing in women's track and field events.

The Australian Olympic Committee will defer to individual sports' rulings on transgender women's eligibility to compete in women's categories.

Australian swim great Cate Campbell says her support for restricting transgender swimmers may anger an already marginalised community.

The US state of Utah has pushed through a ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls' teams, overriding a veto and joining 11 other states with similar laws amid a nationwide culture war.

Many Australian sporting codes – including the AFL, Hockey Australia, Netball Australia, Rugby Australia, Tennis Australia, Touch Football Australia, UniSport Australia, and Water Polo Australia – all welcomed trans and gender diverse players, and, as A Gender Agenda’s Jenni Shoring noted, other peak sporting bodies were working on inclusive policies for transgender athletes.

Do laws need to be changed so women and girls can play “single-sex sport”? Where would that leave transgender people?