School board defies state law & lets trans girl play soccer

[Jessica_Rose]

School board defies state law & lets trans girl play soccer. Her teammates are "very excited."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/school-board-defies-state-law-lets-trans-girl-play-soccer-her-teammates-are-very-excited/ar-AA1qC2Zc?ocid=windirect&cvid=6bdac2afe5aa4b9e81c19e9583f77109&ei=65

Story by Elsie Carson-Holt (15 Sep 2024)

After a federal judge allowed a transgender teenage girl in New Hampshire to rejoin her school's soccer team for the fall while the lawsuit against the state's transgender sports ban continues, another school district has stood up for trans youth and permitted a trans athlete to play on her school's soccer team.

In July, Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed H.B. 1205, also known as the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act," into law. This legislation prohibits transgender girls and women from competing on girls' and women's sports teams.

The law went into effect in August, but not before the families of two transgender teenage athletes, 15-year-old Parker Tirrell and 14-year-old Iris Turmelle, filed a lawsuit to block its enforcement. The girls appeared in court in their soccer uniforms to ask the judge to let them play while the lawsuit against H.B. 1205 works its way through the court system.

According to the Boston Globe, the Kearsarge Regional school board voted 6-1 on August 29 to allow Jacques and other transgender girls to participate in school sports teams. The board's decision referenced Title IX and a state law prohibiting discrimination in public education.

[Lori Dee]

The argument often used in these bans is that athletes who have been exposed to testosterone during puberty have greater muscle mass and therefore an advantage over women in women's sports.

I wonder how much testosterone exposure and resulting "muscle mass" is evident in these 15-year-olds? The article doesn't state if they were on puberty blockers or T-blockers, but that would be a factor.

In the words of Pink Floyd, "Hey, Teacher! Leave them kids alone!"