{"id":2019008,"date":"2023-09-01T04:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T08:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-transgender-cricketer-set-to-represent-canada\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T04:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T08:57:46","slug":"first-transgender-cricketer-set-to-represent-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-transgender-cricketer-set-to-represent-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada&#8217;s first transgender cricketer to represent the nation."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirst-transgender-cricketer-set-to-represent-canada%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2019008&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Australian-Born Danielle McGahey Joins Canadian Women&#8217;s Cricket Team<\/h2>\n<p>Australian-born Danielle McGahey is set to make her\u200c mark on the\u200c international stage as she joins the Canadian women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-a-security-detail-for-the-new-zealand-cricket-team\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show A Security Detail For The New Zealand Cricket Team?\">cricket team<\/a> for\u200b the highly anticipated 2024 Women&#8217;s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>McGahey&#8217;s journey to\u2062 this momentous occasion has been nothing short of\u2063 remarkable. After relocating from Australia to Canada in February 2020, she underwent\u2063 a personal transition in November and completed her medical transition in \u200cMay 2021.<\/p>\n<p>To \u2063qualify for the International Cricket Council&#8217;s (ICC) criteria, McGahey had \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-biden-immigration-agenda-most-radical-ever-not-willing-to-enforce-law-against-criminals\/\" title=\"Cruz: Biden Immigration Agenda \u2018Most Radical\u2019 Ever, Not Willing To Enforce Law Against Criminals\">meet specific requirements<\/a>. This \u2062included \u200cmaintaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-men-and-women-compete-athletically-heres-what-the-science-says\/\" title=\"Can Men And Women Compete Athletically? Here\u2019s What The Science Says.\">testosterone levels<\/a>\u2064 below 5 nmol\/L1 for at least 12 months and demonstrating the ability to sustain this level during\u200d competition.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related\u200b Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/transgender-gymnasts-free-to-use-changerooms-that-best-reflect-their-gender-identity-5484628\">Transgender \u2064Gymnasts Free to Use Changerooms That Best Reflect &#8216;Their Gender Identity&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/1\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/alaska-board-of-education-votes-to-support-ban-on-transgender-athletes-on-girls-high-school-teams-5484648\">Alaska Board of Education Votes to Support\u200b Ban on Transgender Athletes on Girls&#8217; High \u200dSchool Teams<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/31\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McGahey shared the rigorous process\u2063 she underwent to meet the ICC&#8217;s requirements.\u200d &#8220;In order to determine my testosterone levels, I&#8217;ve been doing blood tests every \u200bmonth for over two \u2064years. I \u2064also have to document \u200bthe players I&#8217;ve competed against and the runs I&#8217;ve \u2062scored,&#8221; she revealed in an\u200b interview with the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasized the extensive collaboration with her doctor and \u200dthe \u2063dedicated medical officer at the ICC,\u200b who meticulously reviewed her medical information to make an informed decision.<\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone is supportive of the\u200d ICC&#8217;s decision. Women&#8217;s rights activist Jennifer Gingrich expressed her concerns, stating, &#8220;This is so \u200bunfair\u200b to women \u200bathletes, @ICC. There&#8217;s a reason men&#8217;s cricket is played with a heavier ball\u200d than women&#8217;s \u200dand on a pitch with longer boundaries. Men can \u200bhit a ball harder and\u2062 farther.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that \u2063men generally exhibit greater strength and speed in\u200d cricket compared to women.<\/p>\n<h2>Sporting Bodies Address the Transgender Question<\/h2>\n<p>The ICC&#8217;s inclusion \u200cof transgender athletes comes at a time when other international sporting bodies are \u200dimplementing bans on transgender individuals participating in women&#8217;s \u200csports. This includes disciplines such as\u200b rugby union, rugby league, cycling, swimming, and athletics.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the International Cycling Union (UCI) made headlines by banning female transgender athletes from\u200b women&#8217;s events after U.S. rider Austin Killips secured a victory. The UCI&#8217;s decision \u200caimed to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-governing-body-bans-transgender-cyclists-from-womens-events\/\" title=\"Transgender Cyclists Excluded from Women's Events by Global Governing Body\">ensure equal opportunities<\/a> among \u2062athletes.<\/p>\n<p>While some organizations have taken\u200b steps to embrace transgender athletes, the debate surrounding their participation continues.<\/p>\n<p>Gymnastics Australia,\u2063 for instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-transgender-cricketer-set-to-represent-canada\/\" title=\"Canada's first transgender cricketer to represent the nation.\">recently released \u2064guidelines allowing transgender individuals<\/a> to\u200b compete and \u200cuse changerooms that align with their\u200d gender identity. The organization acknowledges the challenges associated with providing adequate \u2062facilities and pledges\u2064 to advocate for\u2063 inclusive spaces in new or upgraded facilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian-born Danielle McGahey, now a Canadian citizen, will represent the Canadian women&#8217;s cricket team in the 2024 Women&#8217;s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh. After relocating to Canada in February 2020, she underwent a gender transition in November and medically transitioned in May 2021. McGahey meets the ICC&#8217;s criteria for eligibility, which mandates athletes to have minimal international experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1303,"featured_media":2019009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2019008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2019008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2019009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2019008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2019008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2019008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}