Students Advance Challenge to Connecticut Trans Athlete Policy

Female high school students suing to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports in Connecticut can move forward with their lawsuit, a federal district court said.

The students have plausibly alleged that the school-related defendants’ failure to provide sex-separated competition improperly deprived them of high-quality competitive opportunities, Judge Robert N. Chatigny of the US District Court for the District of Connecticut said in a Tuesday order denying their motions to dismiss.

Selina Soule, Chelsea Mitchell, Ashley Nicoletti, and Alanna Smith were all Connecticut high school track athletes when they filed their complaint in 2020 alleging that the Connecticut Association ...