The Never-Ending Marathon Against Discrimination: Trans-Women Rights In Sport
- IJLLR Journal
- Apr 30
- 1 min read
Suvasita Jain, Amity Law School, Amity University Noida
ABSTRACT
In the historical evolution of the human race, the trans community has always remained an intrinsic part of society in the Indian context. With due course of time, there is flow from gender fluidity to gender binary. The prejudices associated with the trans-community all over the world are often overlooked and have a prismatic effect on the sports culture as well. However, not much academic research is available, scrutinising the aspect of transgender in sports. These sporting events have specific standard rules to be followed by biological male and female sportsperson, and moreover there is no space for transwomen in this classical framework. They are often neglected or are clubbed with cis-women in sports. They had to undergo various therapies to maintain their testosterone level, to be part of the athletic tournaments. The Trans-women like Dutee Chand in India and Caster Semenya in South Africa, confronted these discriminatory standards in sports and broke the ceiling of gender binary. This study emphasises, ‘Not One Size Fits for All’, with regard to gender inclusivity in sports, in a democratic country like India. This out casting of trans-women in sports inherently defy the provisions of Article 14 and 21 of Indian Constitution. There is a dire need to recognise the inherent equality of Transgender individuals in sports through a separate consortium for them.
Keywords: LGBTQIA+, discrimination, trans-women, homosexuality, sports.
