Definitions And Useful Terms

The sex recorded at birth based on physical characteristics.

A sport in which the physical strength, stamina or physique of average persons of one sex would put them at a disadvantage compared to average persons of the other sex as competitors in the activity.

A person’s sense of self as a man, woman, non-binary person or other sense of gender (including no gender). A person’s gender may match the sex they were recorded at birth, or it may be different.

A person proposing to undergo, undergoing or having undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of reassigning the person’s sex by changing physiological or other attributes of sex.

A person whose Gender Identity does not fit within a male/female binary.

Means a standard EH hockey season, commencing in the 1 September of one calendar year and concluding on the 31 August of the following calendar year.

A biological or legal category where people are recorded as being either male or female, typically based on biological or physiological attributes.

A person whose gender is not the same as the sex that was recorded at birth

A person who is recorded female at birth but identifies as male.

A person who is recorded male at birth but identifies as female.

Deliberate behaviour aimed at disrespecting a transgender person’s Identity or expressing irrational fears about transgender people.