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The Hill
High school girls sue to block transgender athletes in Connecticut
By John Bowden
02/12/20
The families of three Connecticut high school girls who run cross
country are suing in an attempt to block transgender students from
participating in girls' sports in the state.
In a statement, a law firm representing the three families accused
school officials associated with Glastonbury High School and Canton
High School of forcing girls "to compete against boys" by allowing
transgender girls to participate in the same divisions as other female
students, The Associated Press reported Wednesday.
“Forcing them to compete against boys isn’t fair, shatters their
dreams, and destroys their athletic opportunities,” said attorney
Christiana Holcomb, according to the AP. “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."
“And forcing girls to be spectators in their own sports is completely
at odds with Title IX, a federal law designed to create equal
opportunities for women in education and athletics,” Holcomb added.
“Connecticut’s policy violates that law and reverses nearly 50 years of
advances for women.”
The lawsuit names the Connecticut Association of Schools-Connecticut
Interscholastic Athletic Conference as well as a number of local school
boards as defendants in the case. Two transgender students who
currently compete in the same divisions as the plaintiffs' children are
also considered to be at the center of the case and declined to comment
to the AP on the lawsuit.
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