Non-binary athletes are navigating Canadian sport with little help from policy.
Kat Ferguson, right, is shown playing for Team Trans in Boston in this November 2019 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Chris HarringtonThe 41-year-old from Ottawa is a non-binary person who doesn't identify exclusively as male or female.
"I felt largely when I was playing for the varsity team that I had to conform to a certain identity of what it meant to be a female athlete," the 27-year-old said. "I always felt very uncomfortable with that. I didn't feel confident in myself and it showed in my playing abilities. "When I walk into the arena when I have a women's game, I put my hoodie over head. I hide as I walk into the arena.
Some sports organizations now have transgender policies that don't necessarily incorporate non-binary athletes. "Inclusion is not about making room in your existing system for marginalized people. Inclusion is about creating a new system where everyone feels safe and welcome.
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