‘This Bill Is About Fairness’: An Argument Against the Prioritization of Competitive Fairness at the Expense of Justice in US School Sport

English, Colleen; Pieper, Lindsay Parks

doi:10.1108/978-1-80262-985-920221008

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“…Once Kelly was identified as trans, her athletic achievements, once celebrated, were now discredited as those of an invader (Bettcher, 2007; Puwar, 2004). Her participation now suddenly heralded the alleged demise of women's sports (English & Pieper, 2022; Schultz et al., 2022). In this manuscript I argue that for both Kelly and I—whose experiences are neither the same, nor representative of all trans and nonbinary athletes’ experiences—our sense of belonging, or substantive membership, in our respective sports has been shaped not only by formal institutional rules, but also by interactional moments and gestures of non‐recognition, signalled by other members of our sporting communities.…”

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A part of, yet apart from the team: Substantive membership and belonging of trans and nonbinary athletes

Greey

2023

Canadian Review of Sociology

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Increasingly, bills and policies prohibit the participation of trans women in competitive sport. The current sociopolitical moment begs the following question: how do interpersonal interactional moments function alongside formal policies and rules to shape trans athletes' experiences of belonging in sport? Although formal institutional rules govern trans athletes' ability to compete in sport, informal social sanctioning also denies these athletes equitable, or even de facto, membership in sport. I draw upon two case studies to explore trans athletes' experiences of membership in elite "women's" sport. I apply Evelyn Nakano Glenn's work on citizenship to consider how trans athletes' experiences of belonging are influenced by both formal rules imposed by organizations as well as informal social interactions with members of their sporting communities. Inclusion is not synonymous with membership. Trans athletes render visible the ways in which this system functions to contain the diversity of humanity's gender expression. RÉSUMÉDe plus en plus, les projets de loi et les politiques interdisent la participation des femmes transgenres

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A part of, yet apart from the team: Substantive membership and belonging of trans and nonbinary athletes

Greey

2023

Canadian Review of Sociology

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Embodied Experience, Embodied Advantage, and the Inclusion of Transgender Athletes in Competitive Sport: Expanded Framework, Criticisms, and Policy Recommendations

Lopez Frias,

Torres

2023

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy

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State-Level Politics and Bias Predict Transgender Athlete Bans

Garrison,

Cunningham

2024

Journal of Sport Management

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among the political leanings of a state, the state-level implicit and explicit biases against transgender people, and the presence of transgender athlete bans. The authors collected archival data from 2021 and 2022 bans in the United States to examine the hypotheses. As of 2022, 18 states had passed laws barring transgender athletes from participating in sports. Results from regression analyses showed that conservative-leaning states were more likely to enact transgender athlete bans than their peers. The relationship was mediated by explicit (but not implicit) bias toward transgender people. The findings have implications for research and practice. Sport managers have an opportunity to create transgender-inclusive workplaces for staff, coaches, and other managers. They should also work with campus counselors and other staff to ensure that transgender athletes have ample support.

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‘This Bill Is About Fairness’: An Argument Against the Prioritization of Competitive Fairness at the Expense of Justice in US School Sport

Cited by 3 publications

References 15 publications

A part of, yet apart from the team: Substantive membership and belonging of trans and nonbinary athletes

A part of, yet apart from the team: Substantive membership and belonging of trans and nonbinary athletes

Embodied Experience, Embodied Advantage, and the Inclusion of Transgender Athletes in Competitive Sport: Expanded Framework, Criticisms, and Policy Recommendations

State-Level Politics and Bias Predict Transgender Athlete Bans

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