Article snippet: In a letter to Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the non-profit legal firm representing three female athletes, OCR granted the request to investigate the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) which adopted the policy allowing transgender biological males claiming to be female to compete in the girls’ athletic events. Since CIAC adopted its policy, the biological males have defeated Selina Soule and two other female athletes, causing them to lose awards and opportunities to advance to elite levels. ADF said the CIAC policy essentially “abolishes girls-only sports”: “The CIAC is committed to equity in providing opportunities to student athletes in Connecticut,” CIAC executive director Greg Lungarini said in a statement to the Hartford Courantin June. “We take such matters seriously, and we believe that the current CIAC policy is appropriate under both Connecticut law and Title IX.” Connecticut is among 17 states that allow high school athletes who claim to be the opposite gender to compete without restrictions, according to Transathlete.com, reports the Associated Press. ADF, however, says the CIAC policy undermines women in athletic competition. “Female athletes deserve to compete on a level playing field,” said ADF Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb. “Forcing them to compete against boys makes them spectators in their own sports, which is grossly unfair and destroys their athletic opportunities.” “ Holcomb described the irony of the CIAC policy tha... Link to the full article to read more
Federal Government to Investigate CT School Transgender Athlete Policy
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