U.S. Olympic officials change policy, ban transgender women from women’s competitions
The National Women’s Law Center, which advocates for “gender justice,” released a statement Tuesday condemning the change by the USOPC.
“By giving into the political demands, the USOPC is sacrificing the needs and safety of its own athletes,” Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the NWLC, said. “The vagueness of the Committee’s policy will leave athletes unprotected from humiliating sex-testing practices. Athletes will now be subject to intrusive questioning and demands for traumatizing physical exams as they prove they are women enough to play.”
The statement also urged the USOPC to work on solving “real and serious disparities harming women athletes,” such as fewer opportunities to participate in sports compared to men, as well as ensuring equal facilities, coaching and equipment.
