The Football Association (FA) announced a ban on trans women playing in women's football, following a UK Supreme Court ruling interpreting 'sex' in the Equality Act as exclusively referring to biological women. This decision, which comes as the FA moves to implement stricter policies coinciding with Pride Month, has triggered backlash from grassroots clubs, expressing disappointment and calling the ruling 'shameful.' The Scottish FA plans to adopt a similar policy, limiting women's football eligibility to those assigned female at birth, thus reflecting a broader trend in sports post-ruling.
The chief executive of the Football Association, Mark Bullingham, stated that the organization's ban on trans women in women's football was not an ideological judgement despite widespread backlash.
The recent UK Supreme Court ruling defined 'sex' in the 2010 Equality Act to refer exclusively to biological women, prompting both the FA and Scottish FA to enforce bans.
Critics of the FA's ban have expressed that the decision is 'shameful' and has led to feelings of disappointment and disturbance among players and allies.
Grassroots clubs, such as Goal Diggers FC, condemned the FA's decision to ban trans women from participating in women's football and called for a reversal.
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