High school girls sue Connecticut school district blocking transgender athletes from competing

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It would appear that the progressive diversity litmus test is under attack in Connecticut, thanks to 3 high school girls standing up for their civil rights as biological females, and suing those who would deny their gender in place of a homogenized version of the original.

At issue is the skewed concept of diversity and whether transgender athletes genetically altered by chemicals, surgeries and psychiatric treatments, have the right to compete with biological men and women, or not.

In a statement by the law firm representing the three girls along with their families, both Glastonbury High School and Canton High School are forcing girls “to compete against boys” by allowing ‘transgender girls’ to participate in the same divisions as other female students.”

Adding, “Forcing them to compete against boys isn’t fair, shatters their dreams, and destroys their athletic opportunities,” said attorney Christiana Holcomb, according to the Associated Press.  “Having separate boys’ and girls’ sports has always been based on biological differences, not what people believe about their gender, because of those differences matter for fair competition.”

Holcomb continued; “And forcing girls to be spectators in their own sports is completely at odds with Title IX, a federal law designed to create equal opportunities for women in education and athletics,” Holcomb added. “Connecticut’s policy violates that law and reverses nearly 50 years of advances for women.”

The lawsuit names the Connecticut Association of Schools-Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference as well as a number of local school boards as defendants in the case.

Also mentioned within the lawsuit are two transgender student/ athletes who also compete in the same divisions as the plaintiffs.’

According to the AP, the three high school girls are Selina Soule, a senior at Glastonbury High School, Chelsea Mitchell, a senior at Canton High School and Alanna Smith, a sophomore at Danbury High School, all represented by the law firm of Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative nonprofit organization.

The lawsuit contends that by allowing genetically altered biological males to compete with biological females deprives those females of athletic achievements, titles and more importantly scholarship opportunities.

“Mentally and physically, we know the outcome before the race even starts,” said Smith, who is the daughter of former Major League pitcher Lee Smith. “That biological unfairness doesn’t go away because of what someone believes about gender identity. All girls deserve the chance to compete on a level playing field.”

The lawsuit filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom firm in June references “Title IX” which is a federal civil rights law, passed as part of the “Education Amendment of 1972,” which prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational institutions receiving federal aid.

The lawsuit centers on two transgender sprinters, named Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood, who have continually beaten their girl counterparts

According to the lawsuit, both of these seniors have “won” 15-girl state indoor or outdoor championships since 2017.

The three girls have competed directly against these transgender individuals, almost always losing to Miller and usually behind Yearwood. Mitchell finished third in the 2019 state championship in the girls 55-meter indoor track competition behind Miller and Yearwood.

“Our dream is not to come in second or third place, but to win fair and square,” Mitchell said. “All we’re asking for is a fair chance.”

Yearwood, a senior at Cromwell High School, and Miller, a senior at Bloomfield High School, issued statements vehemently defending their right to run as girls.

“I have faced discrimination in every aspect of my life and I no longer want to remain silent,” Miller said. “I am a girl and I am a runner. I participate in athletics just like my peers to excel, find community, and meaning in my life. It is both unfair and painful that my victories have to be attacked and my hard work ignored.”

No doubt these two are sincere in their belief that theirs is a level playing field, however, genetics proves otherwise, no matter how much they attempt to justify their wins, Mother Nature decided the moment they were born “male.”

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