Advocates for Women’s Sports Press NCAA for Ban on Trans Competition

transncaa

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is hosting its annual convention this week in San Antonio, Texas, at the Henry B. González Convention Center. NCAA officials are discussing policies surrounding biological males competing against biological females.  It comes as the Texas legislature convenes to take up a number of bills that relate directly to the issue of trans women in collegiate sports.

On Thursday, groups including Texas Values, Concerned Women for America, Independent Council on Women’s Sports, and Independent Women’s Forum hosted a rally in downtown San Antonio.

Mary Elizabeth Castle, Director of Government Relations for Texas Values, released this statement:

“If the NCAA wants to meet on my turf in Texas, then they need to meet on my terms: no men in women’s sports. We want the NCAA to stand up for women athletes and give them the basic civil rights that women have been granted in education and sports since the passage of Title IX, over 50 years ago. Texas has already taken a stand with the passage of HB 25, the Save Women’s Sports Law. We want the NCAA to join Texas in protecting women college athletes, too.”

Among the speakers was Riley Gaines, a 12-time all-American swimmer from the University of Kentucky who competed against Lia Thomas during the 2019 NCAA championships.  Thomas — who was born a biological male by the name of William Thomas — became a national name after rising from what some described as an “average” swimmer in the male competitions, to being crowned as a national champion at the top of the women’s ranks.

“Our once protected space is robbing us of our scholarships, our titles, our privacy, our dignity, and, of course, our fairness in the women’s category,” said Gaines.

A petition containing more than 10,000 signatures is being presented to the NCAA board in support of prohibiting biological males from competing against women.

“We are speaking for the majority of this country, the majority of Texas, the majority of female athletes, and the majority of this world,” Gaines said.

Share this Posts

Related Posts

Loading...