Dance instructors and parents within the world of Irish dance are circulating a petition calling for fairness in girls’ competitions after a teenage boy who identifies as a girl placed first in a female competition.
“We, the undersigned, hereby express our support to protect female dancers’ rights at an Irish dancing world qualifying championship,” reads one petition, which was started by “Concerned Irish Dance Teachers Adjudicators Parents and Dancers.”
“While recognizing and celebrating diversity and inclusivity, we believe that maintaining separate categories for transgender individuals and female participants is essential to ensuring fair and equitable competition,” the petition adds.
The petition cites the biological differences between boys and girls as well as the importance of protecting opportunities for girls as reasons why others should…
