Posted on 02/12/2020 12:03:03 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The families of three female high school runners have a federal lawsuit seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls sports.
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The families of three female high school runners filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls sports.
Selina Soule, of Glastonbury High School, Alanna Smith, of Danbury High School, and Chelsea Mitchell, of Canton High School, are represented by the conservative nonprofit organization Alliance Defending Freedom. The organization argues that allowing athletes with male anatomy to compete has deprived their clients of track titles and scholarship opportunities.
"Forcing them to compete against boys isn’t fair, shatters their dreams, and destroys their athletic opportunities,” attorney Christiana Holcomb said in a news release. “Having separate boys’ and girls’ sports has always been based on biological differences, not what people believe about their gender, because those differences matter for fair competition.
The lawsuit centers on two transgender sprinters, Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood, who have frequently outperformed their cisgender competitors.
The two seniors have combined to win 15 girls state indoor or outdoor championship races since 2017, according to the lawsuit.
The three plaintiffs have competed directly against them, almost always losing to Miller and usually behind Yearwood. Mitchell finished third in the 2019 state championship in the girls 55-meter indoor track competition behind Miller and Yearwood.
Connecticut is one of 17 states that allowed transgender high school athletes to compete without restrictions in 2019, according to Transathlete.com, which tracks state policies in high school sports across the country.
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own it women- you all wanted to be equal- now’s your chance to prove how equal you are if you can-
That being said, I have my doubts that federalism will be given its due here.
How is this a federal lawsuit?
who have frequently outperformed their cisgender competitors.
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Anybody who uses the word “cisgender” should be deported to Wuhan, China. Just my opinion.
Good for them. I how every biological woman out there keeps pressing this hard.
Good,time form Normal to stand up for Normal.
Trannies need to compete against Trannies
Take this all the way to the SCUS
Unintended consequences of Title IX affirmative action.
“own it women- you all wanted to be equal- now’s your chance to prove how equal you are if you can-”
I couldn’t agree more. Feminists shoving “girl power” down our throats while supporting all manner of social liberalism. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
I feel for the girls, I really do, but since nobody seems to be going after the activists who created this situation I don't see it changing anytime soon. They're well-funded, invulnerable, and they never stop.
I hope the female athletes win, and, if they don’t, Mizumi makes excellent bats.
ANOTHER fault line in the Democrat coalition.
Gotta run out for more popcorn.
I hope the lawsuit fails.
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Title IX is federal law.
Title IX
The people of Wuhan, China have enough problems!..................
I think they’re right, “No more hanging chads in women’s sports.”
Thank you.
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