The Conversation

By enforcing a ‘sex test’ for athletes, the International Olympic Committee has reignited the debate about what a ‘level playing field’ actually means in sport.

Trans people are consistently undercounted in data thanks to flawed practices in collection, analysis and sharing. And if we don’t fix this, policy and advocacy will fail to address their needs.

The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.

Without rebates, surgeries for trans people can cost between $20,000 and $100,000.

There is a comfort in finding and being yourself. Video games offer opportunities for this comfort. They allow people to exist in safe spaces, to develop community, and to explore the self – as well as the potential self.

Young people’s access to gender-affirming medical care has been making headlines this week.

The Olympic boxing match between Algerian Imane Khelif and Italian Angela Carini has caused controversy. False assertions were made about Khelif’s gender identity. In this thought-provoking article, Holly Thorpe and Ryan Storr break down the backstory of the controversy and the real issues facing women in sport.