The National Women’s Soccer League released a policy for the eligibility of transgender athletes on Wednesday, which was International Transgender Day of Visibility.
The league partnered with the National Center for Lesbian Rights to create the policy. The NWSL general counsel wrote the first draft of the policy, then sent it to NCLR senior staff attorney and transgender youth project director Asaf Orr.
Over the past six months, the policy was reviewed and edited by Orr, the league and the NWSL Players Association. It was approved by all three parties before being formally enacted by the NWSL, which begins its 2021 season April 9.