Teen Vogue spoke with alissandra4mht, ZoAndBehold and Izzy4Lancaster who signed onto a letter to the Biden administration against their conflicting trans sports Title IX proposals. Here's what they had to say ⬇️
Teen Vogue“Once the proposed Title IX rules were released, it was presented very positively, but the more myself and other legislators looked into it, it seemed to show a pretty clear roadmap for how someone could create discriminatory policies that would be in compliance with this proposed Title IX,” explains Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr. “Especially since public comment was opening up, it felt important to let the public know that this policy risks real harm to trans athletes at all levels.
“The attacks on trans athletes are misguided because trans people are underrepresented in sports. You don't see us having high participation levels that match our representation in society at large, you don't see us having a ton of successes,” Zephyr continues. “When you do even at the highest level,, you see people getting upset about that – but the moment a cisgender athlete breaks the record a year later, no one says anything.
“As a nonbinary person myself, I can't get down with that,” they continue. “Our conception of what athletics is and isn't shouldn't stand in the way of that beautiful childhood. Trans people belong in sports just like they belong in every other arena of life. Seeing myself as responsible for all my friends and neighbors in and outside of my district, it's important to assert that no, we are going to make space for queer folks in public life.
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