Washington state could be one of the first states in the country to introduce a third gender bracket for high school sports to do so Prevent biological males Of competing against girls.
the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association The WIAA announced a proposal to create a separate open division for transgender athletes to compete in. One amendment proposes creating a girls' division and an open division in which athletes can participate, regardless of whether their gender identity matches their assigned gender. At birth.
“In order to maintain fair and equitable competition, participation in girls' sports and girls' athletics divisions is limited to students assigned female at birth. The purpose of this policy is to provide clarity regarding transgender and gender-neutral participation. – Diverse Student-Athletes Additionally, it encourages This policy is a culture where student-athletes can compete in a safe and supportive environment, free of discrimination.
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The state's high school athletes are currently allowed to compete based on their gender identity rather than their biological sex. The WIAA's policy states that each athlete will participate in programs that are “consistent with their gender identity or consistently expressed gender,” and there are not even any medical or legal requirements. Bills that would ban transgender girls from participating in girls' and women's sports have been introduced, but have not passed.
Washington is one of 25 states in the United States that have laws in place to protect transgender inclusion in girls' and women's sports.
The proposal comes weeks after the state school board voted to send a letter to the WIAA asking it to reconsider its current rules allowing transgender athletes to compete against females.
The Central Valley School Board, which oversees schools in Spokane and Valley Liberty Lake in Washingtonvoted to send a letter to the WIAA about these issues after much discussion at the school board meeting.
The resolution, titled “Supporting Fairness and Safety in Women’s Sports,” stipulates that the entire board be made up of female members who either participated in athletics themselves or have daughters who participated in athletics.
One woman, an unidentified cross-country runner, shared her experience during the hearing.
“When I ran cross country for Greenacres Middle School, a boy who was biologically male but identified as female competed on the girls team,” she said. “Although I respect everyone's right to participate in sports, the situation made me question the fairness of competition for someone who has the physical advantage associated with male biology.”
In May, a transgender athlete competed in and won the girls' cross country championship.
Veronica Garcia, formerly known as Devina Brown and Donovan Brown, won the girls' 400-meter heat with a time of 55.59 seconds. The second-place runner finished the race with a time of 58.83 seconds. In the finals, Garcia won with a time of 55.75 seconds, a full second ahead of the second-place finisher, who finished the race with a time of 56.75 seconds.
The victory sparked outrage from women's rights activists, including former NCAA swimmer and OutKick contributor Riley Gaines.
The idea of a third gender category in high school and college sports to accommodate trans athletes has been floated, as opposition to trans inclusion has sparked outrage across the country over the past year. Deep blue states like Washington, as well as Oregon and California, which also have laws in place to protect transgender inclusion, are places where the third category makes the most sense because of the influx of trans athletes competing against females in those states. Countries.
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Steve Garvey, former California Senate candidate and former Los Angeles Dodgers World Series champion He told Fox News Digital In an exclusive interview, he said he would support President-elect Trump's ban on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports, and that he believes transgender athletes should compete against each other.
In Riverside, California, Martin Luther King High School has a problem Student uprising about this issue after two cross country runners wore T-shirts that said “Save Girls' Sports” in response to a trans athlete taking a spot on a varsity roster from a female athlete.
The two female athletes sued the school, and another teammate made an impassioned plea during a board meeting, which went viral on social media, to remove the trans athlete from the team. Now, hundreds of school students have committed to wearing the shirts every week.
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