Posted on 12/16/2022 12:37:29 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a challenge to Connecticut’s policy of allowing transgender girls to compete in girls high school sports, rejecting arguments by four cisgender runners who said they were unfairly forced to race against transgender athletes.
A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City upheld a lower court judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the policy. The panel said the four cisgender athletes lacked standing to sue — in part because their claims that they were deprived of wins, state titles and athletic scholarship opportunities were speculative.
“All four Plaintiffs regularly competed at state track championships as high school athletes, where Plaintiffs had the opportunity to compete for state titles in different events,” the decision said. “And, on numerous occasions, Plaintiffs were indeed “champions,” finishing first in various events, even sometimes when competing against (transgender athletes).”
The judges added, “Plaintiffs simply have not been deprived of a ‘chance to be champions.’”
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Council argued its policy is designed to comply with a state law that requires all high school students be treated according to their gender identity. It also said the policy is in accordance with Title IX, the federal law that allows girls equal educational opportunities, including in athletics.
The American Civil Liberties Union defended the two transgender athletes at the center of the lawsuit — Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood.
“Today’s ruling is a critical victory for fairness, equality, and inclusion” Joshua Block, a lawyer for the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project, said in a statement. “This critical victory strikes at the heart of political attacks against transgender youth while helping ensure every young person has the right to play.”
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.....so 99% of normal children suffer life altering consequences so the 1% can act out their perversions......
then Perv lawyers and judges, once again, stand on standing as their cop out.
Because you, and anyone else, will remember her in a couple weeks?
I sure hope all of that was one big heaping helping of sarcasm, cause if not, WHERE have you been? Ever heard of ‘Lia Thomas’? It’s already happening. The only way this stops is if all the REAL girls refuse to participate.
The women still haven’t figured it out. They have to boycott, probably for a season. They don’t want to lose a season because it’s huge in the short-term world of sports.
But...if they don’t boycott this will never go away and will become entrenched forever.
[[[ The judges added, “Plaintiffs simply have not been deprived of a ‘chance to be champions.’” ]]]
There’s no more reason why girls should bother to participate in girl’s sports since regardless of how hard they work a boy is going to beat them.
“But...if they don’t boycott this will never go away and will become entrenched forever.”
Hmmm—this reminds me of something.
Oh yeah—white folks reaction to “affirmative action”....
Agreed except for one point.
You don’t have to watch it. I quit and replaced the time with reading and free classes on Coursera.
At first I felt like I was missing out, and then I realized how much time I wasted rooting for 20+ year old black males, not from my city, that probably hate me.
>> Court simply said that these 4 Plaintiffs were not beat by a transgender athlete, so had no standing to sue. <<
The article may be poorly written, but that’s not how I interpreted it. I took it to say, “Well, they still had other chances to win... and they won!”
OMG Democrats! Just stop it already!! This is totally insane and the rest of the world is playing into it. We all need to just stop reporting on this stuff. Cut of their methods of spreading this crap!
Maybe girls should stay out of sports for a season or two.
If EVERY girl that was being beaten by these boys joined the suit, the judges Lefty stooges would say the same thing:
And people still think we can challenge fake elections under these judges.
<>There is now said to be a constitutional right . . .<>
Read the article.
Sheesh.
I don’t blame others for it. Just try to pull more dudes away from it is all.
I certainly get it.
Country is a sick joke.
Just checked the makeup of that court...17 of the 28 were appointed by Rats.
Read that again. They all lost to transgender athletes.
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