06-06-2017, 12:29 PM
(06-06-2017, 08:19 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: In this case the school or system is allowing her to compete with girls without undergoing hormone therapy, which would not be allowed by the NCAA. Under NCAA rules, she would have run with the boys. They should change their policies to more closely match the NCAA.
It's interesting that this post has been ignored. I just wanted to quote it and second this. High school leagues should mirror NCAA policies regarding trans athletes or at least be comparable for the high school level.
Edit: I actually did some searching for the rules in Virginia and found this article: http://www.nbc12.com/story/32114768/equality-virginia-vhsl-transgender-policy-leading-the-south-and-nation
Was surprised at how open it actually is here, now.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
