MSNBC: FINA Votes to Restrict Transgender Participation in Elite Women’s Competition

‘Transgender swimmers now are restricted from competing in elite women’s competitions’

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LEMIRE: "Meanwhile, transgender swimmers now are restricted from competing in elite women’s competitions. Swimming’s world governing body announced yesterday it voted to adopt the new policy, which takes effect immediately, begins today. It requires transgender swimmers to have completed their transition by the age of 12, and to remain below a level of circulating testosterone in order to compete in women’s events.”

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