The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit filed by three female track and field athletes against Connecticut’s policy allowing transgender women to compete based on gender identity.
The court ruled that the plaintiffs had a plausible case, stating that the policy subjects the athletes to unfair injury and excludes them from championship titles and scholarship opportunities.
The athletes argue that the policy violates Title IX, which aims to create equal opportunities for women in education and athletics. (Trending: FBI Bribery Probe Caught Joe Biden’s Brother On Tape)
Judge Alison Nathan wrote, “Plaintiffs plausibly allege that directing Defendants to alter public athletic records related to the particularized injury they allege could at least provide Plaintiffs with the publicly recognized titles and placements they would have received if Intervenors had not competed and finished ahead of Plaintiffs in specific races.”
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) reportedly changed their policy in 2017 to include transgender people.
“Our dream is not to come in second or third place, but to win fair and square,” said plaintiff Chelsea Mitchell.
“All we’re asking for is a fair chance,” she continued.
Plaintiff Alanna Smith said, “Mentally and physically, we know the outcome before the race even starts.”
Adding, “That biological unfairness doesn’t go away because of what someone believes about gender identity. All girls deserve the chance to compete on a level playing field.”
Christiana Holcomb, an attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, claimed the state’s policies are forcing the plaintiffs 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.”
“Connecticut’s policy violates that law and reverses nearly 50 years of advances for women,” said Holcomb.
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