5 How can my sporting organisation be inclusive?
• the structure of registration forms in
relation to gender categories and titles (for
example, Miss/Ms/Mrs/Mr and M/F).
Sporting organisations can ensure that their
processes are inclusive, minimise potential
discrimination and protect the privacy of
transgender and gender diverse people by:
• only requesting personal information and
legal documents when necessary for a
legitimate aim of the organisation
• accepting legal declarations to verify name,
age and gender (for example, a statutory
declaration) in place of identity documents
such as a passport or birth certificate
that have a sex/gender marker that is
inconsistent with a player’s gender identity
• providing the option of selecting a nonbinary gender identity and a gender nonspecific title on registration forms92
• providing ‘preferred name’ and ‘pronoun’
options on registration forms
• securely storing personal information, in
line with standards prescribed by privacy
legislation
• not disclosing the transgender or gender
diverse status of a player without their
express permission
• ensuring that correct names and pronouns
are used in conversations, databases,
documents and correspondence.93
As outlined in section 4.2(d), sporting organisations
should also be aware that, depending on the
circumstances, requesting additional information
from transgender and gender diverse people may
be unlawful.
‘There is a lot of fear and exclusion, trans folk feel that
sport is not a space for them.’
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