A CLRG Membership vote defeated a motion seeking to enforce that Irish dancers compete under their biological sex. Precedent had previously been set for Irish dancers to compete under the gender they identify with in their daily lives.
A group of Irish dancers have shared their “unequivocal support” for trans competitors after the bigoted backlash to a trans teen who won a competition
A boy who identified as a girl took first place at an Irish dancing competition held in the United States, beating out the female dancers for a spot in the world championship.
A firestorm has erupted online after a biological boy won a girls' under-14 Irish dance tournament in Texas recently, with Riley Gaines advocating for one of two competing petitions.