
From next season, trans women will not be able to compete in Scottish women’s football.
It is understood that the Scottish Football Association (SFA) has taken the final decision to update its policy after the UK Supreme Court ruling earlier this month.
This change will mean that only biologically female players can play from the U13 competitive women’s football game.
It is understood that no transgender women have registered as players in Scotland.
Trans women are eligible for case-by-case game based on previous policies and whether they reduce testosterone to approved levels.
The Football Association has not commented on its policy since the Supreme Court ruled on April 16.
The ruling clarifies that Article 195 of the Equality Act allows the legal exclusion of athletes in sports where gender is affected by gender “explained on biological gender.”
The FA still allows trans women to compete with and compete with biological women as long as they reach reduced testosterone levels.
The governing body updated its existing trans and non-binary inclusion policies shortly after the ruling, which included the addition of formal procedures that would allow it to exercise its final discretion on a rejection or on a security or impartial basis to deny or remove participants’ qualifications.
The SFA’s decision was announced last week that Pool will move from its female category to Bar Transgender women.
Ultimate Pool Group (UPG) said the Supreme Court ruling was a factor, but it also received a report confirming that the pool was a gender-influenced sport.
The report was commissioned after a legal challenge from a group of female players.
On Monday, it was believed that the World Regulatory Authority of Snooker, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), was reviewing its policies in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling.






