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Texas schools rule will require athletes' birth certificates to determine gender
Source: Associated Press
Texas schools rule will require athletes' birth certificates to determine gender
Associated Press in Austin, Texas
Saturday 27 February 2016 18.32 GMT
In a move condemned by transgender advocates, school superintendents in Texas have overwhelmingly approved a change that requires public school officials to use a birth certificate to determine a student athlete’s gender.
A referendum ballot submitted to superintendents last month shows they voted 586 to 32 to amend University Interscholastic League (UIL) rules when it comes to transgender athletes.
Transgender groups said the move will force transgender students to amend their birth certificate, a laborious and costly process, in order to play. Chris Mosier, the founder of TransAthlete.com, told the Dallas Morning News the policy would deny transgender athletes an “equal opportunity to sports”.
The UIL is the state’s governing body for high school sports. Its policy director, Jamey Harrison, told the Dallas Morning News the change codified the advice the league has been giving to superintendents.
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Associated Press in Austin, Texas
Saturday 27 February 2016 18.32 GMT
In a move condemned by transgender advocates, school superintendents in Texas have overwhelmingly approved a change that requires public school officials to use a birth certificate to determine a student athlete’s gender.
A referendum ballot submitted to superintendents last month shows they voted 586 to 32 to amend University Interscholastic League (UIL) rules when it comes to transgender athletes.
Transgender groups said the move will force transgender students to amend their birth certificate, a laborious and costly process, in order to play. Chris Mosier, the founder of TransAthlete.com, told the Dallas Morning News the policy would deny transgender athletes an “equal opportunity to sports”.
The UIL is the state’s governing body for high school sports. Its policy director, Jamey Harrison, told the Dallas Morning News the change codified the advice the league has been giving to superintendents.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/27/texas-school-athletes-rule-birth-certificate-gender
