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POLICY on TRANSGENDER PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN CCA EVENTS

Explore the background and policy framework for transgender inclusion in Canadian curling, following the Stockholm Consensus. This policy outlines eligibility criteria and guidelines for transgender athletes' participation, aiming for fairness and inclusivity in sports competitions.

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POLICY on TRANSGENDER PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN CCA EVENTS

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  1. POLICY on TRANSGENDER PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN CCA EVENTS

  2. BACKGROUND • IN 2003, THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CONVENED AN AD-HOC COMMITTEE TO ISSUE RECOMMENDATIONS “ON THE PARTICIPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE UNDERGONE SEX REASSIGNMENT (male to female and converse) IN SPORT” • THIS POLICY BECAME KNOWN AS THE “STOCKHOLM CONCENSUS” • CANADIAN CENTRE FOR ETHICS IN SPORT HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING A NEW POLICY FRAMEWORK AND BEST PRACTICES “THAT WOULD FOSTER A MORE INCLUSIVE SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EXPERIENCE FROM PLAYGROUND TO PODIUM” Websites and Social Media Conclusion

  3. BACKGROUND • THIS LEADERSHIP ROLE BY CCES MAY ACHIEVE THAT ‘LEVEL’ OF INCLUSIVENESS, HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE PREMATURE FOR OUR SPORT TO ADOPT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS UNTIL THE CONSULTATION / EDUCATION PROCESS IS COMPLETED. • THEREFORE, IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION WE ACCEPT THE STOCKHOLM CONCENSUS AS CCA POLICY WITH ONE ADJUSTMENT. Websites and Social Media Conclusion

  4. POLICY • AN INDIVIDUAL WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION EVENTS THAT ALLOW WOMEN COMPETITORS PROVIDING: • THEY WERE FEMALE AT BIRTHOR • THEY HAVE UNDERGONE SEX REASSIGNMEMNT (MALE TO FEMALE) SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: • INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE UNDERGONE SEX REASSIGNMENT OF MALE TO FEMALE BEFORE PUBERTY SHALL BE REGARDED AS GIRLS AND WOMEN (FEMALE); • INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE UNDERGONE SEX REASSIGNMENT FROM MALE TO FEMALE AFTER PUBERTY SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN CCA EVENTS UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: Conclusion

  5. POLICY • SURGICAL ANATOMICAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, INCLUDING EXTERNAL GENITALIA CHANGES AND GONADECTOMY • LEGAL RECOGNITION OF THEIR ASSIGNED SEX HAS BEEN CONFERRED BY THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL AUTHORITIES • HORMONAL THERAPY APPROPRIATE FOR THE ASSIGNED SEX HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED IN A VERIFIABLE MANNER AND FOR A SUFFICIENT LENGTH OF TIME TO MINIMISE GENDER-RELATED ADVANTAGES IN SPORT COMPETITIONS • ELIGIBILITY MAY BEGIN NO SOONER THAN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER GONADECTOMY. TRANSITIONED ATHLETES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF APPLYING FOR A THERAPEUTIC USE EXEMPTION (TUE) FOR THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL TESTOSTERONE. Websites and Social Media Conclusion

  6. POLICY (CONTINUED) • A CONFIDENTIAL CASE-BY-CASE EVALUATION WILL OCCUR. • IN THE EVENT THAT THE GENDER OF A PARTICIPANT IS QUESTIONED, THE MEDICAL DELEGATE (OR EQUIVALENT) AS NOMINATED BY THE CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION (CCA) SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE MEASURES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE GENDER OF THE PARTICIPANT. • ANY INVESTIGATION WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN A COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL MANNER RESPECTING THE ATHLETES RIGHT TO BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. Websites and Social Media Conclusion

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