The Swedish Gymnastics Federation said Monday it would let teenagers decide for themselves in which gender they wished to participate in the sport, for both practice and competitions.
The decision was reached after the federation had done a “deep-dive in the issue around gender identity and gender expression” over the summer, the organization said.
“Specifically, for our training and competition activities the decision means that you are welcome to train in whatever group you yourself choose no matter your legal gender, gender identity or expression,” the federation said in a statement.
Transgender teenagers would also be free to compete in the class of their own choosing, u…
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