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Topic: Advocacy - June 19 2026
How Gender Rules Hurt Women’s Sports

New policies on gender identity and body-checking in women’s sports are raising concerns among athletes and mental health experts. These rules increase scrutiny of women’s bodies, impact mental health, and redefine fairness in ways that may exclude athletes—and VIS Expert Haley Herdman, AMFT, MPC, MS, helps us understand how.

By Patty Limperopoulos

VIS Creator

& Haley Herdman

VIS Expert

Topic: Advocacy

June 19 2026

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As governing bodies across the United States and internationally introduce new policies regulating gender identity and body-checking in women’s sports, athletes and mental health professionals are raising concerns about the broader implications of those rules, not just for competition, but for identity, belonging and psychological well-being. VIS Expert Haley Herdman, AMFT, MPC, MS, a former college basketball player who now works as a psychotherapist and mental health coach, said t...
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