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  1. sebastiann

    sebastiann Donator

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    hi. I'm going to be participating in boys' basketball/track/bowling and baseball, and i don't know if I'm eligible because I am transgender. Today, I went to the athletic director and had a small meeting with him, he said that that I couldn't participate in "boys' sports". I must participate with females based on my biological sex (female which I don't identify as. I need help, I have our states High School Athletic Association transgender policy. I understand it but I don't. I need help with it, could someone explain it a little better for me? It's repetitive, and sort of contradicting to me. and there's a lot to it x3
    If you can't open it, I'll send you another link.
    http://ohsaa.org/eligibility/TransgenderPolicy.pdf
    thank you!!
    if you have any negative or irrelevant things to say, keep the comments to yourself! and if you're not mature enough to handle topics such as these please don't comment. this means a lot to me.
     
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    katlynn "Dear heart, why him?" Donator

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    I think Its basically saying if you want to be on the boys sport teams, you have to have testosterone or hormone treatment to the right amount to be able to play.
    And I also think its saying that you have to get physician, Pychiartrist to help with transitons.
    I this basically what I've got out of it.
    Hope this helped. :)

    A transgender male (or female-to-male (FTM) transgender student athlete) who has not yet begun medically prescribed testosterone treatment for purposes of gender transition may compete on a boy’s team. If, however, the transgender male student athlete is taking medically prescribed testosterone treatment, medical evidence must be submitted to the Commissioner’s Office that certifies that (1) the muscle mass developed as a result of this testosterone treatment does not exceed the muscle mass that is typical of an adolescent genetic boy; (2) that the student has not started any hormone treatment (or that the testosterone treatment does not cause hormone levels to exceed normal levels); and (3) the student’s hormone levels are monitored by a licensed physician every three to six months. In any case where a transgender student athlete is taking hormone treatment related to gender transition, that treatment must be monitored by a physician, and the Commissioner’s Office must receive regular reports about the athlete’s eligibility according to these guidelines

    The student will be scheduled for an appeal hearing before the Gender Identity Eligibility Committee specifically trained to hear gender identity appeals. The OHSAA shall schedule a hearing as expeditiously as possible, but in no case later than five (5) school business days prior to the first full interscholastic contest that is the subject of the petition, or within a reasonable time thereafter in cases of emergency, including, but not limited to, any unforeseeable late student enrollment. The Gender Identity Eligibility Committee will be comprised of a minimum of three of the following persons, at least one of whom must be from the physician or mental health professional categories:
    • Physician with experience in transgender health care and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care
    • Psychiatrist, psychologist, or licensed mental health professional familiar with the WPATH Standards of Care
    • School administrator from a non-appealing school OHSAA staff member
    • Advocate familiar with issues of gender identity and expression
     
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    sebastiann Donator

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    thanks guys, got it.
    /c
     
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