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A led by Pride Cup is calling on the global sporting community to reject what advocates describe as harmful and discriminatory coercive sex testing policies implemented by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

is an Australian not-for-profit organisation that works with sporting clubs and communities to challenge homophobia and transphobia and make sport more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ people

The petition comes in response to the IOC鈥檚 recently announced eligibility rules, which will bar transgender women and many intersex athletes from competing in women鈥檚 events at the Olympic Games. Central to the policy is mandatory screening for the SRY gene, a genetic marker linked to male sex development, with athletes who test positive excluded from the women鈥檚 category.

Historically, for being invasive, unscientific, and disproportionately targeting women who do not conform to narrow expectations of femininity. The IOC itself abandoned blanket sex testing in 1999 after years of controversy, only to now reintroduce a new form of genetic verification.

US soccer star Megan Rapinoe has labelled the IOC鈥檚 new approach 鈥渉ateful鈥� and exclusionary, warning that it ignores the complexity of human biology. Basketball icon Sue Bird echoed those concerns, describing the policy as rooted more in politics than science. Meanwhile Caster Semenya, who has聽long challenged regulations聽targeting athletes with intersex status, said the policy undermines dignity and autonomy.

Human rights organisations, including the Sport & Rights Alliance, ILGA World and Humans of Sport, , warning they are 鈥渘ot supported by science鈥� and risk violating international human rights standards.

The Pride Cup petition is calling on Australian sporting bodies, including the Australian Olympic Committee and the Australian Sports Commission to reject the IOC’s proposed eligibility rules. It argues these measures are invasive, unnecessary and developed without proper consultation, warning they could expose athletes to coerced medical procedures, public scrutiny and discrimination while potentially breaching Australian anti-discrimination laws.

Instead, the petition urges national organisations to refuse to adopt blanket bans and genetic testing, and to support policies that are evidence-based, inclusive, and grounded in human rights – ensuring women鈥檚 sport remains accessible to all, including trans and intersex athletes.