Transgender Basketball Player Deemed Ineligible for Women's League
Basketball Australia has ruled that transgender female basketball player Lexi Rodgers is ineligible to compete in elite or sub-elite basketball, including for the Kilsyth Cobras in the WNBL1 South women’s semi-professional basketball league in Australia. The governing body evaluates transgender athletes’ availability on a "case-by-case basis accounting for and balancing a range of factors, and has implemented this process on behalf of Basketball Victoria in this matter." Rodgers said she was disappointed with the determination and would continue to advocate for transgender athletes.