Obviously every athlete has the right to compete in sport.
In many sports, athletes must compete EITHER in the women’s category, or the men’s.
In the case of Caster Semenya, she was allowed to compete in the women’s division until an IAAF rule change. She is appealing that May 2019 decision.
In Connecticut, male athletes who identify as female have been allowed to compete in Track and Field.
Two of their competitors, Selina Soule and Alanna Smith, feel that’s unfair to them.
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The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has agreed to investigate the situation in Connecticut.
We have a long, long way to go before this issue is decided.
