The American federal justice system has just rejected a request to prevent a transgender player, born a man but who identifies as a woman, from participating in a university women's volleyball tournament in Las Vegas. This decision rekindles the debate on the place of transgender athletes in women's competitions, a highly controversial issue in the United States.
A judicial rejection based on Title IX
Federal Judge Kato Crews ruled Nov. 25 against the plaintiffs, who included players from the women's volleyball team at San Jose State University in California. The latter had requested that their sports policy be modified to prohibit the participation of a transgender player in their championship. According to them, this situation creates flagrant inequality on the ground and violates the principle of equal opportunities guaranteed by Title IX, a federal law which regulates gender equality in institutions benefiting from public funding.
The judge rejected their motion, finding that the plaintiffs had not demonstrated “irreparable harm” or a likelihood of success in their appeal. He also cited legal precedents, including a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision, that interpret Title IX to also protect transgender individuals from any form of discrimination.
Series forfeits against San Jose State
Since the start of the season, several teams have refused to play San Jose State, citing the presence of a transgender athlete on the women's team. These refusals result in forfeits, according to Mountain West conference rules, which stipulate that a team protesting the participation of a transgender player automatically loses the game. The plaintiffs hoped that the court would overturn these defeats and prohibit the future participation of the athlete concerned in competitions.
However, the Mountain West Conference and San Jose State University have strongly defended their policies. The university said in a statement that it will continue to support its student-athletes and reject any form of discrimination. “NoWe are pleased that the court rejected this last-minute attempt to change the rules », added the university.
Despite this decision, the plaintiffs are not giving up. They filed an appeal with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, hoping to overturn that ruling. For now, the San Jose State team is preparing to play in the Mountain West Conference volleyball tournament, scheduled for this week. As second seed, she has direct access to the second round, scheduled for Friday, November 29.
The question of the participation of transgender athletes in women's competitions remains a highly controversial subject. Advocates for this inclusion, such as San Jose State University, believe that excluding transgender individuals would constitute unfair discrimination. Conversely, many players, supported by certain associations, denounce a situation which creates competitive inequality on the field.
The ayataollahs of transgenderism and wokism, however, very quickly risk finding themselves isolated. They have absolutely no weight in the world (transgenderism being an essentially white and bourgeois phenomenon), and less and less in our Western societies, which are beginning to wake up against this minority tyranny, the elections in the USA as everywhere in Europe recently. demonstrate.
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