‘ Scapegoating individuals who just want to be themselves, attend entirely in school activities like everybody else’
Progressive businesses in Pennsylvania are miffed at the government’s late revised rules regarding trans athletes ‘ involvement in school sports… and perhaps issue them.
The announcement comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed against the Colonial School District, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, and U. S. Dept. of Education by a ( biological ) female runner who had to compete against a biological male in track and cross country.
The PIAA’s rules formerly had read” Where a child’s sex is questioned or ambiguous, the selection of the Principal as to the child’s identity will be accepted by the PIAA”.
After President Trump’s” Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order, the PIAA changed “gender” to” sex”, and” Principal” to” the school”.
The ACLU of Pennsylvania, Women’s Law Project, and Planned Parenthood Association of Pennsylvania among various organizations said the altered speech is “unnecessary and unlawful”, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
They added they had “work to support” transgender athletes from Trump’s purchase.
Women’s Law Project’s Elizabeth Lester-Abdalla said” I want to tell transgender and gender-expansive students, their families, and the people who love them that they are still legally protected under state and federal law.
” Transgender Pennsylvanians have legitimate rights that fear-mongering rhetoric single cannot get away, and we will function to protect them.”
The Education Law Center’s Kristina Moon said the PIAA should not be” scapegoating individuals who just want to be able to attend school, get themselves, and participate fully in class actions like everybody else.”
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In a March 6 notice to the PIAA, the parties said state law” freely makes evident that transgender individuals have the right not to be discriminated against based on their gender personality.”
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act also” provides that ‘]t ] he opportunity for an adult to… get all the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of any common accommodation… without discrimination because of… sex… is now recognized as and declared to be a legal right which may be legal since set forth in this act.’ “
The letter added that” anti-trans sports bans and restrictions only codify sexist stereotypes of how female athletes should look or play, which promotes body policing of any student who deviates from this ideal of femininity.”
PIAA Assistant Executive Director Lyndsay Barna said the organization believes Trump’s order” is binding” to all participating schools that receive federal funds.
Last week, a federal judge denied the Colonial School District female runner’s request for a restraining order forbidding biological males from competing in girls ‘ sports.
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