The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by four female track and field athletes who are challenging their athletic conference’s policy that allows males who identify as females to compete based on their gender identity.
Soule v. Connecticut Association of Schools claims the conference’s policy violates Title IX and the Second Circuit ruling now allows the case to proceed in federal district court.
Now, Selina Soule, Chelsea Mitchell, Alanna Smith, and Ashley Nicoletti, who suffered defeats because of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s policy, will have an opportunity for a ruling in favor of “fairness and equal opportunities for female athletes under Title IX,” according to their attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a non-profit legal group.
“Our dream is not to come in second or third place, but to win fair and square,” Mitchell said in 2020 when the lawsuit was filed. “All we’re asking for is a fair chance.” “Mentally and physically, we know the outcome before the race even starts,” Smith added. “That biological unfairness doesn’t go away because of what someone believes about gender identity. All girls deserve the chance to compete on a level playing field.”
In 2017, two male athletes began
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