Statement from WFTDA An individual who identifies as a trans woman, intersex woman, and/or gender expansive may skate with a WFTDA charter team if women’s flat track roller derby is the version and composition of roller derby with which they most closely identify. The WFTDA will actively work to promote a climate that is welcoming and inclusive of transgender, intersex, and gender expansive participants. Any conduct which fosters a hostile environment for any participant on the basis of gender identity will not be tolerated. In addition, the WFTDA will continue to increase its knowledge of trans, intersex, and gender expansive issues through ongoing education for volunteers and staff. The gender identity of any and all WFTDA participants is considered confidential and private.
WFTDA policy allows for skaters who's gender identity falls under the umbrella term of gender-expansive. So the person that you identified as man, does not themselves identify that way.
Technically the rules state that you can skate if you feel that WFTDA aligns with you. That is vague but no discrimination for those who feel like they belong.
there's technically nothing explicitly barring men from joining, and i think there's like a couple trans masc ppl who play. obvi tho there's social side-eye and pressure you're going to get if you're not a cis/trans woman or more femme-presenting enby. but it's complicated obvi
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AAHH!! so hyped to be seeing these again!!!
is this not a womans sport/league? whats with the men?
Statement from WFTDA
An individual who identifies as a trans woman, intersex woman, and/or gender expansive may skate with a WFTDA charter team if women’s flat track roller derby is the version and composition of roller derby with which they most closely identify.
The WFTDA will actively work to promote a climate that is welcoming and inclusive of transgender, intersex, and gender expansive participants. Any conduct which fosters a hostile environment for any participant on the basis of gender identity will not be tolerated. In addition, the WFTDA will continue to increase its knowledge of trans, intersex, and gender expansive issues through ongoing education for volunteers and staff. The gender identity of any and all WFTDA participants is considered confidential and private.
WFTDA policy allows for skaters who's gender identity falls under the umbrella term of gender-expansive. So the person that you identified as man, does not themselves identify that way.
Do you mean the refs??
Technically the rules state that you can skate if you feel that WFTDA aligns with you. That is vague but no discrimination for those who feel like they belong.
there's technically nothing explicitly barring men from joining, and i think there's like a couple trans masc ppl who play. obvi tho there's social side-eye and pressure you're going to get if you're not a cis/trans woman or more femme-presenting enby. but it's complicated obvi