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mianne bagger

mianne bagger -lrb- born 25 december 1966 -rrb- is a professional golfer from denmark .
bagger moved with her family to australia in 1979 , when she was twelve and started to again play golf fully in 1998 , first as an amateur player , then turning professional in 2003 .
in 2004 , by playing in the women 's australian open , she became the first openly transitioned woman to play in a professional golf tournament .
she also became the first trans woman to qualify for the ladies european tour in 2004 , also becoming the first high-profile transitioned woman to qualify for a professional sports tour since renee richards joined the women 's tennis association tour during the 1970s .
she has been instrumental in gaining eligibility for transitioned women to compete on professional golf tours .
through her efforts , many professional golf organizations have amended their practices , but the policies generally still constrict rules of gender variance , and view atypically gendered women as something other than women .
bagger has sought to remove gender policies , specifically female-at-birth , as more problematic than helpful , and encourage sports organizations to see `` a fuller understanding and acceptance of gender variance and human diversity . ''
