Connecticut females allowed to proceed in case against forced competition with males
A majority of the 15 judges determined that the former high school athletes could qualify for monetary damages.
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Articles tagged Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference
Court to rehear Connecticut female athletes’ case against competing with boys
'Every woman deserves the respect and dignity that comes with having an equal opportunity to excel and win in athletics.'
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USA Today changes ‘male’ to ‘transgender’ in op-ed by Connecticut high-school runner
Chelsea Mitchell wrote about being forced to compete against males, but the news outlet apologized for her accurate use of biological terms, saying 'We regret that hurtful language was used.'
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US Dep’t of Education: Letting males compete in girls’ sports violates female athletes’ civil rights
'Males will always have inherent physical advantages over comparably talented and trained girls—that’s the reason we have girls’ sports in the first place,' said an Alliance Defending Freedom attorney.
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Lawyers can’t call male athletes ‘males,’ judge rules in transgender track case
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys requested that the district judge be recused after showing partiality.
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Three girls sue state to stop boys who say they’re ‘girls’ from competing in their sport
The three have been denied opportunities to win races because boys are winning the girls' track championships now.
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Federal office hit with 180k-strong petition supporting girl forced to race with boys who say they’re girls
LifeSite delivered the petition backing Selina Soule to the U.S. Office for Civil Rights in Washington, D.C.
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150,000 sign petition for high school girl who wants to keep girls sports for girls only
The number of signatures continuing to pour in indicates a 'deep unease about this (issue) in American society.'
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117,000 sign petition supporting girl forced to compete with boys who say they’re ‘female’ athletes
A Connecticut high school senior's complaint will be investigated by the U.S. Department of Education.
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High school girls forced to compete against transgender boys will have complaint heard
The U.S. Department of Education will be told that Connecticut's gender policy is unfair and deprives girls of opportunities.
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