Julie-Anne Curtiss, a transgender woman and community rugby player, found camaraderie and community in the sport.
But this year, she faced an abrupt change of course by rugby’s leaders in the United Kingdom and around the world. The sport’s new restrictions, seen in other sports as well, threaten to severely limit participation for – and in many cases outright exclude – non-gender conforming athletes, especially transgender women.
Read more about Curtiss’ experience in the eye of this storm, and what it means for rugby and other sports in the U.K.
