In a recent move against transgender athletes, eight state governors across the United States signed a letter to the NCAA encouraging the collegiate sports’ governing body it to rewrite its transgender student-athlete policy to prohibit transgender women from competing in women’s sports.
In the letter, the governors claim that the current NCAA policy allowing transgender athletes to compete is unfair to those athletes who were born female.
“The NCAA has the chance to guarantee an environment where female college athletes can thrive without the concern of inequities,” the letter states. “We trust that you also want to guarantee just such an environment. But this policy allows the NCAA to avoid responsibility for ensuring the fairness of collegiate sports – therefore it must be changed.”
The letter was signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, Gov. Mike Parson of Missouri, Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi, Gov. Greg Gianforte of Montana, Gov. Joe Lombardo of Nevada, Gov. Greg Abbot of Texas and Gov. Mark Gordon of Wyoming.
The debate regarding transgender athletes in sports has become a hot-button issue in recent months, and this move from the eight governors is another move against transgender rights.
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