Federal Gov't Agrees to Investigate Connecticut Policy Abolishing Girls-Only Sports Due to Transgender Opponents

Posted on AllSides August 8th, 2019
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The federal government announced Wednesday it will investigate allegations of discrimination filed by three Connecticut teenage girl athletes against Connecticut's policy regarding transgender athletes.

The US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights confirmed they have granted the girls' request for an investigation.

Ever since the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference adopted a policy that allows biological males who claim a female identity to compete in girls' athletic events, boys have consistently deprived Selina Soule and two other female athletes of honors and opportunities to compete at elite levels.

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