Transgender girls will not be allowed to compete in girls’s soccer in England after a coverage change prompted by a UK Supreme Court docket ruling on the matter, the FA stated on Thursday (Might 1).
Britain’s highest courtroom dominated on Apri 16 that solely organic and never trans girls meet the definition of a girl underneath equality legal guidelines, a landmark determination greeted with concern by trans supporters however welcomed by the federal government as bringing readability.
The FA’s coverage had allowed transgender girls to take part within the girls’s recreation however this can change from Jun 1.
“The Supreme Court docket’s ruling on the sixteenth April means that we are going to be altering our coverage,” the soccer governing physique stated in a press release.
“Transgender girls will not have the ability to play in girls’s soccer in England, and this coverage will likely be applied from 1 June 2025.”
The FA stated the coverage permitting transgender girls to play was rooted in making the game accessible to as many individuals as doable, “supported by skilled authorized recommendation” and aligned with worldwide guidelines set by UEFA and FIFA.
“We perceive that this will likely be tough for individuals who merely need to play the sport they love within the gender by which they determine, and we’re contacting the registered transgender girls at present enjoying to clarify the adjustments and the way they’ll proceed to remain concerned within the recreation,” it added.
