Legislate the PM's view to ban the transgendered taking part in women's sports

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Some states in the USA have banned transgendered individuals from taking part in women's sports. We should too (1), (2), and (3)

Boris Johnson the Prime Minister said he does not believe transgender women should compete in female sporting events - a view he conceded may be "controversial". (4)

I am a personal trainer. Such people have an unfair health, strength & fitness advantage over women. It can also put women at needless risk
(1) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57326790
(2) https://www.npr.org/2022/03/03/1084278181/transgender-girls-and-women-now-barred-from-female-sports-in-iowa?t1649540721567
(3) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/utah-transgender-athletes-veto-spencer-cox-b2044431.html
(4) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/61012030

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Section 195 of the Equality Act 2010 already allows sports competition organisers to "exclude participation of a transsexual person as a competitor in a gender-affected activity if it is necessary to do so to secure in relation [...] fair competition, or the safety of competitors": https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/195

Deciding who should be eligible to take part in individual sporting events are a matter for the organisers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

9 Apr 2022	Petition opened for signatures
13 Apr 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 Apr 2022

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