Chelsea Mitchell, a track and field athlete who is suing the state of Connecticut for forcing her to compete against biological males in high school, weighed in on Monday after a pair of transgender athletes dropped out of a California female race amid ongoing debate over the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports.
Athletes Athena Ryan and Lorelei Barrett, both who were born male and transitioned to female, qualified for the California high school women’s track and field state championships. However, both were no-shows for the preliminary finals race last week, citing backlash and concern for their well-being.
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In an interview on “Fox News Live” Monday, Mitchell said their school did a disservice to the transgender athletes by allowing them to compete against women in the first place, subjecting them to public scrutiny as women’s sports advocates and supporters rightfully point out their “unfair” biological advantage.Â
“None of us asked to have these policies put in place. It shouldn’t be up to us athletes to decide these policies,” Mitchell said. “At the end of the day, it is unfair these biological males are entering the female category and [that’s] why our institutions need to step up and put policies in place that protect the female category.”
Mitchell’s comments come as she heads back to court to appeal her case challenging a Connecticut ruling that allows transgender students to participate in sports consistent with their preferred gender. Mitchell and other athletes were high school track student-athletes in 2020 when they first filed the lawsuit against the Connecticut Association of Schools, alleging that the policy allowing biological males to compete against women violated Title IX.
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