Connecticut Transgender Athlete Policy Found to Violate Title IX

Bloomfield High School transgender athlete Terry Miller, second from left, wins the final of the 55-meter dash over transgender athlete Andraya Yearwood, far left, 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

The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reportedly ruled that a Connecticut policy allowing transgender student athletes to compete in girls’ sports violates Title IX.

In a 45-page document obtained by the Associated Press on Thursday, the OCR responded to a federal discrimination complaint seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls’ sports. Three high school runners, represented by conservative legal group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), filed the complaint in June 2019, arguing that allowing male-born athletes has deprived them of track titles and scholarship opportunities.