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MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to achieve equity in the sport of ultimate by increasing accessibility to the sport for, and visibility of women, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, and genderfluid people* through high-quality competition, leadership experiences, and community partnerships. Our league strives for gender, racial, and economic diversity in the sport of ultimate.**
* This terminology is and will be continuously reevaluated to accurately reflect the inclusivity of marginalized people that the league works to support.
ELIGIBILITY STATEMENT
The Premier Ultimate League (PUL) is open to any female, nonbinary, genderqueer, genderfluid, intersex, or transgender person age 18 or older.
While there exist gender and age requirements in terms of playing on the team, PUL shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender expression*, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status. Additionally, there is no requirement for a specific level of estrogen, hormone replacement therapy prescription, or gender affirmation surgery in order to be eligible for the league.
*Note: Gender expression is the outward expression of one’s gender (feminine, masculine, both, neither, something new). As opposed to gender identity, which is an internal understanding how one identifies.