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Nine Republican Governors Urge NCAA to 'Rewrite' Transgender Policy to Protect Female Athletes"If you continue the NCAA's misguided policies, stories like Riley Gaines' will only become more common," the letter concludes. "Policies that allow men and women to compete against one another validate an average male athlete stealing the recognition from a truly remarkable female athlete."
On Monday, a coalition of state leaders sent a request to the NCAA's Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS), spearheaded by South Dakota's Republican Gov. Kristi Noem. The letter is seeking a change in the organization's Transgender Student Athlete Policy and is addressed to the committee "responsible for reviewing this policy and recommending changes to the NCAA Board of Governors." The current policy allows for the "national governing body" of a given sport to decide its "transgender [sic] student-athlete participation." The NCAA Board of Governors was also included in the message due to that body's role in having "initially passed" the policy. "The NCAA has the chance to guarantee an environment where female college athletes can thrive without concern of inequities," the letter states. "But this policy allows the NCAA to avoid responsibility for ensuring the fairness of collegiate sports—therefore it must be changed." The letter cites research to support the reality that "it is fundamentally unfair for a biological male to compete against a biological female" regardless of a biological man's self-proclaimed "gender identity." Citing data from the National Institutes for Health, the letter notes that there is a 10 percent average "difference between the top performing males and females in athletic competition." The letter's message was further emphasized by highlighting the stories of former NCAA swimmer turned women's sports advocate Riley Gaines, who, despite having tied with the gender-confused William "Lia" Thomas in a race, was not given the usual honor of that achievement. The trophy was awarded to Thomas instead of them sharing the podium... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Continue reading Here.
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