A Victory for Female Athletes

The plaintifs have succeeded in persuading an important panel of judges that letting males compete in female sports might constitute a civil-rights violation.

Bloomfield High School transgender athlete Terry Miller (2L) wins the final of the 55-meter dash over transgender athlete Andraya Yearwood (L) and other runners in the Connecticut girls Class S indoor track meet at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Conn., on Feb. 7, 2019. Pat Eaton-Robb/AP Photo

Commentary

Four young women—Selina Soule, Chelsea Mitchell, Alanna Smith, and Ashley Nicoletti—were star athletes at high school girls’ track meets in their home state of Connecticut. Ms. Mitchell, in particular, earned four statewide running championships, making her the fastest young female runner in the state in 2019.