Non-binary equality action plan

Section 6 - 6. Sport

Objective

Non-binary people increasingly feel welcomed and able to take part in sport.

Context

We will be supporting sportscotland to raise awareness on transgender inclusion in sport through learning and training opportunities and to support those governing bodies that want to develop new policies for transgender participation in their sport. This will enable Scottish governing bodies of sport to review and develop their policies in line with the needs of their sport and think about innovative and creative ways to ensure nobody is left out.

Commitments

Our commitments reflect the recommendations of the Working Group on Non-Binary Equality. Where we accepted a recommendation, the wording of the commitment relating to that recommendation remains the same. Where we partially accepted a recommendation, our commitment reflects the aspects of the recommendation that we accepted. The numbering of the commitments reflects that of the recommendations. The commitment used to develop this section of the plan is as follows:

Commitment 33

Support sportscotland to reduce barriers to trans and non-binary people’s participation in sport.

Sport

Actions

9.1 We will support our national agency for sport, sportscotland, to deliver workshops and learning development opportunities to Scottish governing bodies of sport on the guidance for transgender participation in domestic sport. This will include encouraging sports to think in innovative and creative ways to ensure nobody is left out, and recommend meaningful and respectful consultation in developing sport-specific guidance.

Commitment

33

Timescales

Short Term

Impact

This will raise awareness around transgender inclusion in sport, enabling Scottish governing bodies of sport to review and develop their policies in line with the needs of their sport.

Partners

sportscotland

Actions

9.2 We will support our national agency for sport, sportscotland, to allocate resources to offer one-to-one support to sports governing bodies that want to develop new policies for transgender participation in their sport.

Commitment

33

Timescales

Short Term

Impact

This will raise awareness around transgender inclusion in sport, enabling Scottish governing bodies of sport to review and develop their policies in line with the needs of their sport.

Partners

sportscotland