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After the Darts Regulation Authority, DRA, passed a new policy that prohibits dudes from competing in women's competitions, a cross-dressing man whose best chance of winning the competition spoke out to blast the decision.
Noa-Lynn van Leuven, the aforementioned cross-dresser of the Netherlands spoke out against the new policy on Thursday.
Not true: he's just not allowed to compete in the women's competition and must compete against other men to level the playing field, as the kids say.
"I’ve worked so damn hard for years just to get here. I showed up, I competed. I respected the sport every game, every single day. And now, with just one decision, I’m being told I don’t belong anymore. This isn’t just about me. This is another huge hit for the trans community."
Van Leuven suggested taking further action to be able to participate in women's competitions.
"This isn’t the end. I’m just going back to the drawing board. I’m not done fighting," the player said.
Van Leuven had competed in the Women’s Series of the Professional Darts Corporation, and, in 2024, he became the first transgender [read cross-dressing] player to play at the PDC World Darts Championship women's competition.
The DRA said in a statement Thursday that it had begun a review of its policies in 2025. It included commissioning a report from "an academic developmental biologist who has published several papers on sex and categories in sport. The DRA has also considered extensive legal advice."
"As a result of its review, the DRA is satisfied that to achieve fair competition in darts, only biological females should be eligible to compete in women’s tournaments regulated by DRA Rules," it said.
"I’ve worked so damn hard for years just to get here. I showed up, I competed. I respected the sport every game, every single day. And now, with just one decision, I’m being told I don’t belong anymore. This isn’t just about me. This is another huge hit for the trans community."
Van Leuven suggested taking further action to be able to participate in women's competitions.
"This isn’t the end. I’m just going back to the drawing board. I’m not done fighting," the player said.
Van Leuven had competed in the Women’s Series of the Professional Darts Corporation, and, in 2024, he became the first transgender [read cross-dressing] player to play at the PDC World Darts Championship women's competition.
The DRA said in a statement Thursday that it had begun a review of its policies in 2025. It included commissioning a report from "an academic developmental biologist who has published several papers on sex and categories in sport. The DRA has also considered extensive legal advice."
"As a result of its review, the DRA is satisfied that to achieve fair competition in darts, only biological females should be eligible to compete in women’s tournaments regulated by DRA Rules," it said.
By 'biological females' the DRA means females because all females are biological females and the only o other gender is male.
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