Andrew Bogut, the first overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, attacked Football Australia for offering gender options beyond «male and female» while trying to enroll his 6-year-old son in their youth league.
The former Golden State Warrior took a screenshot of the sign-up sheet while signing up his son for the league. The sheet’s gender menu offered four options: male, female, non-binary/genderfluid, and «underrepresented gender identity.»
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Andrew Bogut #12 of the Golden State Warriors dribbles the ball against the Milwaukee Bucks on December 18, 2015 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. (Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
Bogut was not thrilled with the excess of options.
«Signing our 6-YEAR-OLD BOY! Once again, 6-YEAR-OLD BOY! Go for the football! Let’s go [Football Australia]Bogut tweeted on Monday.
When put to the test by an ABC News anchor who said it was a «standard form» and that parents shouldn’t «freak out over having to check a box,» Bogut asked the anchor «how many genres» There was.
«Give me a #,» the 2015 NBA champion replied.
Two days later, Bogut responded to a video of a bawdy drag event involving multiple children.
«‘But it’s just a dropdown box,'» a mocking Bogut quote tweeted.
However, despite Bogut’s anger, Football Australia defended putting up all four options.
Andrew Bogut #12 of the Golden State Warriors drives against the Houston Rockets in Game Two of the 2015 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals on May 21, 2015 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. (Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
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«Football Australia is proud that our game is Australia’s most diverse and inclusive sport, where our sport and communities provide a safe and welcoming environment for all participants, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, cultural background. or capacity». a spokesman said in a statement via the New York Post. «Football Australia’s registration platform reflects the diversity and inclusion of our game, where it asks a fixed set of questions, with a dropdown feature, where participants can select the options that best align with how they identify.»
Andrew Bogut #12 of the Golden State Warriors shoots a free throw in the second half against the Houston Rockets during game two of the 2015 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals at ORACLE Arena on May 21, 2015 in Oakland, Calif. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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In 2020, Football Australia was one of 13 national sports organizations to commit to developing gender diverse and trans inclusion frameworks for their leagues. The organization is among the founding members of the Pride in Sport program, the country’s first and only sports inclusion program specifically designed to support sports organizations toward greater inclusion of the LGBTQ community.
Bogut played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Los Angeles Lakers from 2005 to 2019.
News.com.au contributed to this report.