Washington state is proposing to desegregate high school sports for transgender people, separating them from female athletes
Washington state could be one of the first in the nation to introduce a three-gender division of high school sports to prevent natural males from competing against girls.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) has announced a proposal to create a separate, open division for transgender athletes to compete. One of the amendments proposes the creation of a girls division and an open division where athletes can participate, regardless of their gender. identity corresponds to the gender assigned to them at birth.
“In order to maintain fair and equitable competition, participation in girls’ sports and girls’ divisions in sports is limited to students who were assigned female at birth. The purpose of this policy is to provide clarity regarding the participation of trans and gender-diverse student-athletes. In addition, this policy promotes a culture where student-athletes can compete there in a safe and supportive environment, without discrimination.
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High school athletes in the state are currently allowed to compete based on their gender rather than their natural sex. The WIAA’s policy states that each athlete will participate in programs “consistent with his or her gender identity or gender expression,” and there are no medical or legal requirements. Bills to prevent transgender girls from participating in girls’ and women’s sports have been introduced but not passed.
Washington is one of 25 states in the US to have laws in place to protect the participation of girls and women in sports.
The proposal comes weeks after the state’s school board voted to send a letter to the WIAA urging it to revise its current rules that allow trans athletes to compete against women.
The Central Valley School Board, which oversees schools in the Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake, Washingtonvoted to send a message to the WIAA about the issues after much debate at the school board meeting.
The decision, titled “Supporting Equity and Safety in Female Sports,” states that the entire board is made up of female members who have competed in athletics themselves or have daughters who have participated in athletics.
One of the women, an anonymous cross-country runner, shared her experience during the hearing.
“When I was running across the country to study at Greenacres Middle School, a boy who is male but identified as female joined the girls’ group,” he said. “While I respect everyone’s right to participate in sports, this situation has made me question the fairness of competing for a person whose physical beauty is consistent with male biology.”
In May, a trans athlete competed in the girls’ cross country competition and won.
Veronica Garcia, formerly known as Devina Brown and Donovan Brown, won the girls’ 400m heat race with a time of 55.59 seconds. The runner-up finished in 58.83 seconds. In the finals, Garcia won with a time of 55.75 seconds, a full second ahead of the runner-up who finished in 56.75.
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The victory sparked outrage from feminists, including former NCAA swimmer and OutKick contributor Riley Gaines.
The idea of a third gender division in high school and college sports to accommodate transgender athletes has gained traction as opposition to inclusion sparked nationwide outrage last year. Blue states like Washington, as well as Oregon and California, which also have laws to protect trans inclusion, were considered places where the third division makes the most sense because of the concentration of trans players competing with women in them. he says.
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Steve Garvey, who was elected to the California Senate and Los Angeles Dodgers World Series champion, previously told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that he would support President-elect Trump’s ban on athletes in girls and women’s sports, and that he believes trans athletes. they should compete.
In Riverside, California, Martin Luther King High School is facing student riots over the issue after two trans runners wore T-shirts that read “Save Girls’ Sports,” in response to a trans athlete who took over the varsity’s enrollment. female runner.
The two female athletes sued the school, while one of their colleagues filed a malicious request during the board meeting, which spread on social media, to have the athlete removed from the team. Now, hundreds of students at this school have committed to wearing t-shirts every week.
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