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| Trans woman aces round with LPGA |
| by Tristan Skye | ||||
| December 01, 2010 11:47 | ||||
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Just in time for this week’s LPGA Tour Championship, a victory for the transgender community makes a hole in one. Lana Lawless filed suit against the LPGA on Oct. 12 in the U.S. District Court of San Francisco, a direct result of her rejected application for tour membership. The 57-year-old retired police officer suspected a violation of her rights, considering she underwent sex-reassignment surgery five years ago. This past Tuesday, the LPGA voted an epic change to its constitutional bylaws during a players meeting to begin including members that were not assigned “female at birth.” LPGA president Michelle Ellis noted, “This was the first hurdle. This had to be done first.” Other sports organizations that have already amended their bylaws allowing transgender participation include the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Golf Association, the British Ladies Golf Union and the Ladies European Tour. LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan delivered in a statement, “Steps will be taken in the coming weeks to make the appropriate changes to the language of the constitution.” Whether the LPGA will adopt Olympic definitions has yet to be concluded. The details of their newly developed transgender membership remains undefined.
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