Title IX

vermont
February 28, 2023

Vermont girls basketball team forfeits game against team with transgender player

A Vermont girls' basketball team has withdrawn from the state's Division IV tournament because of a refusal to play a team with a transgender student-athlete. Mid Vermont Christian School, the 12-ranked team in the tournament was scheduled to play...


florida
February 23, 2023

Florida won’t ask girl athletes about menstrual cycles

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Board of Directors rejected a proposal this month that would have required high school girls to answer quetions about their menstrual cycles in order to play school sports. Previously the questi...


csu
September 12, 2022

CSU Invests $5M into Women’s Soccer & Softball Complex

Colorado State University (CSU) will be investing a recent $5 million gift into its women's sports programs. The $5 million gift from the Bohemian Foundation is the largest singular gift devoted solely to women's athletics in Mountain West history...


utah
August 24, 2022

Utah Commission Deciding on Trans Athletes’ Eligibility Status

A Utah commission that will determine whether transgender girls can compete in school sports matching their gender identity will soon go into effect, Utah Senate leaders announced late last week. A recent story from Axios.com summarized the series...


June 16, 2022

Poll Says 30% of Americans Believe Transgender Women Should Play Female Sports

According to a new poll from the Washington Post and the University of Maryland, roughly three in 10 Americans believe transgender women and girls should be allowed to participate in female sports. This comes a week after Louisiana became the 18th...


title ix
April 14, 2022

On Title IX’s 50th Anniversary, Equity in Resources Still a Work in Progress

The year 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX in the NCAA. And while it's helped break the glass ceiling of what women in athletics can accomplish. While there will be plenty to celebrate come June, at least one former NCAA Division I athle...


lsu
March 7, 2022

Lewis Adds New Harassment Claim to LSU Lawsuit

Former LSU Tigers running backs coach and associate head coach Frank Wilson was accused of sexual harassment in a federal court document filed last week. Sharon Lewis, the former LSU associate athletic director, alleged that Wilson “exposed hims...


ivy
February 21, 2022

UPenn’s Thomas Sets Record at Ivy League Championships

University of Pennsylvania senior Lia Thomas won her second title at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships this weekend, setting a meet record in the 200-yard freestyle. Thomas, a transgender woman, took first place with a time of 1:43....