STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WBAY) – The organization that oversees school sports in Wisconsin voted Wednesday to ban transgender girls from girls’ competitions.
WIAA Executive Director Stephanie Hauser said the vote by the Board of Control put it in compliance with federal directives that only students who were female at birth can participate in girls’ sports.
“Working in consultation with legal counsel, our Board updated this policy to ensure clarity is provided to our membership as they work to comply with new federal guidance from the White House,” Hauser said.
The new policy, obtained by Action 2 News:
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (“WIAA”) Participation Policy for Transgender Student-Athletes
WIAA Boy’s Sport:
Regardless of sex assigned at birth or gender identity, a student-athlete may practice and compete in a WIAA Boy’s Sport, assuming they meet all other WIAA eligibility requirements.
WIAA Girl’s Sport:
Student-athlete assigned male at birth
Competition. A student-athlete whose Sex Assigned at Birth is male may not compete in a WIAA Girl’s Sport.
Practice. A student-athlete whose Sex Assigned at Birth is male may practice in a WIAA Girl’s Sport with their Gender Identity and receive all other benefits applicable to student-athletes who are otherwise eligible for practice.
Student-athlete assigned female at birth
Competition. A student-athlete whose Sex Assigned at Birth is female who has begun hormone therapy (e.g., testosterone) may not compete in a WIAA Girl’s Sport.
Practice. A student-athlete whose Sex Assigned at Birth is female who has begun hormone therapy (e.g., testosterone) may continue practicing in a WIAA Girl’s Sport and receive all other benefits applicable to student-athletes who are otherwise eligible for practice.
Effective Date
Immediately upon passage by the WIAA Board of Control.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this month to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls and women’s sports.
The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” gives federal agencies wide latitude to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by Title IX in alignment with the Trump administration’s view, which interprets “sex” as the gender someone was assigned at birth.
The NCAA changed its policy for transgender athletes, limiting competition in women’s sports to athletes who were assigned female at birth, the day after the president signed the order.
The policy was not applied to men’s teams, where the NCAA says any athletes regardless of sex assigned at birth or gender identity can play if they meet all other eligibility requirements.
Transgender men taking hormones, such as testosterone, can practice with women’s teams but can’t compete on a women’s team without risking the team’s eligibility for championships.
The Biden administration changed Title IX rules to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students, but last month a federal judge scrapped the rules, saying they overstepped the president’s authority. They had already been halted in 26 states after a wave of legal challenges by Republican states.
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WIAA approves policy to ban transgender girls from girls’ sports
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