A federal court upheld four female high school track athletes’ challenge to a Connecticut policy allowing male participation in female sports.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert N. Chatigny, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, ruled in favor of allowing the athletes’ case against the Connecticut Association of Schools to proceed, rejecting the request of state officials to dismiss it.
The athletes—Selina Soule, Alanna Smith, Chelsea Mitchell, and Ashley Nicoletti—all say they lost races to male athletes identifying as female. The women argue allowing biological males to compete in girls’ sports is unfair and violates federal Title IX, which protects female school sports by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex.
“Women’s rights matter,” Mitchell said in a statement to The Daily Signal. “I’m proud to fight for not just my rights, but also…
