June Eastwood (center), a transgender person who is competing in the women’s cross country race
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that it is no longer supporting a lawsuit by three female high school athletes against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) for allowing transgender individuals (Transgender) to compete in women’s races.
The lawsuit began in March 2020 when three Connecticut high school girls, represented by their mothers, filed a lawsuit against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference for allowing two transgender athletes to compete in women’s track and field beginning in 2017. By 2019, the two biological males had taken 17 “women’s division” titles and 85 promotions to more advanced competitions from female athletes to date, costing many female athletes their scholarships.
The three plaintiffs say in their lawsuit that this policy has resulted in “boys stealing girls’ spots in athletics in Connecticut,” which is not required by the Anti-Discrimination Act, Title IX of the Education Amendments passed in 1972.
“The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) represented the three plaintiffs and produced a video to publicly inform the public about the case.
On May 28 of last year, the Department of Education, after investigating the case, said that the Connecticut Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s policy violated Title IX law and issued an impending enforcement action letter, and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a supporting document.
But among the dozen or so executive orders Biden signed into law on January 20, 2021, was the “Preventing and Combating Sexual Orientation Discrimination Act,” which would allow transgender athletes to compete in high school and college sports. The term “transgender” refers not only to biological males who have undergone surgery to become female, but also to biological males who identify themselves as female. Based on the executive order, the U.S. Department of Education withdrew its original letter of support to the plaintiffs last Friday, Feb. 26.
Medical data shows that the hormone known as testosterone is produced in both men and women. The amount of testosterone secreted by adult males is about 20 times that of adult females, while the normal body level is about 7-8 times. The amount of testosterone secretion not only affects the rate of muscle strength and mass rise in humans during puberty, but also determines the difference in individual athletic ability such as muscle strength, bone density, physical performance and mental performance in adulthood. Modern medical technology has not yet been able to completely alter a person’s gender identity; they still retain higher testosterone levels, and even post-transgender suppression of testosterone cannot counteract the athletic advantages of men.
“The Alliance Defending Freedom believes that denying women opportunities in the name of anti-discrimination (transgender) completely violates the original intent of Title IX and shatters their Dreams of obtaining college scholarships and pursuing careers in sports, coaching, and other fields. They are prevented from obtaining college scholarships and pursuing careers in sports, coaching, etc. This is why it is a fairer solution to group men and women together in most sports, based on biological differences.
The lawsuit is still pending, and the three plaintiffs have indicated that they will continue to fight the case to the end.
Some commentary and analysis pointed out that these executive orders, although Biden is to win a lot of support for the extreme “politically correct” approach, but is likely to further exacerbate the reality of the conflict. Many times the extreme “political correctness” will give rise to a large number of other “incorrect” against common sense.
In addition, the participation of transgender people in beauty pageants has also led to legal battles. Anita Noelle Green, a transgender woman, is suing the pageant company Miss USA, arguing that the company’s “must be born female to participate in the pageant” is discriminatory against him. His lawsuit was dismissed by a federal district judge last Thursday (Feb. 25).
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