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A Vermont Christian school that is barred from participating in the state sports league after it withdrew its high school girls basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team has taken its case to a federal appeals court.

Mid Vermont Christian School, of Quechee, forfeited the Feb. 21, 2023, game, saying it believed that the transgender player jeopardized “the fairness of the game and the safety of our players.”

The executive council of the Vermont Principals’ Association, which governs school sports and activities, ruled the following month that the school had violated the council’s policies on race, gender and disability awareness, and therefore was ineligible to participate in future games.

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good on the education department to stand firm on this... it is kind of hilarious that this Christian school is giving a hack to any competing teams - a transgender team member would guarantee victory simply due to the sheer power of trans...

But it's also super shitty for them to refuse to play and further feelings of isolation that most trans teenagers struggle with.

As always, fuck Christians... the best of them are unoffensive but there are so many shitty ones.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Hilarious alternative response, allow them to play technically, but every single team now mysteriously has 1 trans member. Oh, so sorry, looks like we have no teams you're eligible to play against, it's an automatic loss, better luck next season.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

D-d-d-DISQUALIFIED Buzzer sounds before the game even starts

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

On the one hand, hilarious.

On the other hand, I can totally see someone making the claim that this provides evidence of an unfair advantage for trans girls.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I uh... hmm... I got nothing, you're probably right unfortunately.