An amicus brief was filed Thursday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, urging the court to affirm a lower court ruling to dismiss Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference's (CIAC's) policy that enables transgender students from participating in school sports.
Tennis legend Billie Jean King, World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe and WNBA stars Layshia Clarendon and Brianna Turner were among 150 athletes who joined Athlete Ally and the Women's Sports Foundation in signing the brief filed by Lambda Legal.
The brief underscores the multitude of benefits youth should be able to experience by participating in sports—not only in terms of physical fitness—but also through values of teamwork and sportsmanship.