Sports, whether at the professional or recreational level, have historically been strictly gendered. Immense strides have been taken to improve inclusivity in sport, however, in recent times, there has been an increase in policies that aim to police and restrict the sex and gender of sport participants. 

Join KPE's Equity Engagement Advisor and special guests for a conversation that explores the impact of the gender binary on how we play, consume and engage with sports.

Panelists:

• Dr. Sabrina Razack is the Project Lead for Canada at the Centre for Sport and Human Rights and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto. She has worked with Canadian Women & Sport, the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games and various community organizations. Her PhD thesis involved a case study of the Black Girl Hockey Club and examined the intersections of physical activity, sport, social movements, media, race, gender, class and culture. Sabrina is an award winning curriculum writer, and developed “Beyond a Boundary”, a web-platform aimed to engage educators, parents and organisations seeking curriculum designed to provide diverse perspectives and understandings of the world.

• Danielle Waters, representing Pink Turf Soccer League (PTSL), is a queer woman who cares about inclusion in sport. Within the PTSL she works on Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Grant coordination and is one of the Conflict Resolution Coordinators. PTSL is an adult non-profit recreational soccer league based in Toronto and open to all members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. They’ve been a cornerstone of Toronto’s queer community since 1985, making them the longest continuously-running 2SLGBTQ+ soccer league in Canada. They play throughout the summer at Withrow Park in the city’s East End. Women (cis and trans), trans and nonbinary people, intersex people and Indigenous two-spirit people and allies are all welcome in the league.

• Lucy Tempest (moderator) is a third-year kinesiology student at the University of Toronto. She has a long history in equity work within academic communities, and currently sits as the KPE undergraduate association (KPEUA) equity commissioner. This is Lucy's second year in the role and she finds the opportunity to work with her peers to promote equity within KPE incredibly rewarding. Lucy has a passion for the inclusion and respect of all people in active spaces and has done work studying the experiences of trans youth in sport, as well as the intersection of transphobia and misogyny in athletics. 

How to Participate

Sign Up for Re-examining Sex & Gender Binaries in Sport Panel

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