The ACLU of Connecticut is digging in.

15 Connecticut groups committed to women’s rights and gender justice have a powerful message for those trying to exclude trans women and girls from sports. ⤵️

For the full statement: https://t.co/OHEAXh3KzI pic.twitter.com/vkrPqUYqtJ

— ACLU of Connecticut (@acluct) June 24, 2019

From the statement:

We, the undersigned Connecticut-based organizations committed to women’s rights and gender justice, support the full inclusion of transgender people in athletics. We are in solidarity with Andraya Yearwood, Terry Miller, and all other transgender student athletes in the Constitution State. As organizations that care deeply about ending discrimination against women and girls, we support laws and policies that protect transgender people from discrimination, including in participation in sports.

Together, we

The Connecticut ACLU is working with the two trans-identified high school boys who race with the girls and scoop up all the prizes.

Two transgender high school track and field athletes responded Wednesday to a Title IX complaint alleging that the runners prevented other female runners from top finishes and potentially from college scholarships.

The complaint filed earlier this week on behalf of three female track and field athletes in Connecticut argues that the two transgender runners, both of whom were assigned male at birth but identify as female, have “competitive advantages.” The complaint seeks to overturn the policy of the state’s high school athletics governing board, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which allows athletes to compete based on the