Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit That Would Allow Schools to Misgender Trans Athletes

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A judge in Connecticut has dismissed a lawsuit against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and multiple school boards that demanded trans girls be excluded from competing on girls’ sports teams.\n

and multiple school boards that demanded trans girls be excluded from competing on girls’ sports teams.In the decision, a federal judge noted that “courts across the country have consistently held that Title IX requires schools to treat transgender students consistent with their gender identity.

” The move comes as a sliver of good news as trans children’s rights have come under attack in states like Arkansas, which hasHowever, establishing the fact that Title IX includes protections for trans women and girls, because they are women and girls, does help prevent the erosion of trans rights already established under federal law,“Connecticut’s laws preventing discrimination against transgender people and its policies preventing discrimination against trans youth in school and sports are...

 

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