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Newtown HS Grad, Ex-Olympian Caitlyn Jenner Visits NY In Support Of Trans Athletes Ban Newtown HS Grad, Ex-Olympian Caitlyn Jenner Visits NY In Support Of Trans Athletes Ban
Newtown HS Grad, Ex-Olympian Caitlyn Jenner Visits NY In Support Of Trans Athletes Ban Caitlyn Jenner, a former Olympian and media personality, paid a visit to Long Island to publicly back a recent executive order banning transgender women from participating in women’s sports. On Monday, March 18, the former Olympian, who came out as a trans woman in 2015, held a press conference alongside Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in support of his polarizing transgender athlete ban. The executive order, which went into effect on Thursday, Feb. 22, prohibits the Nassau County Parks & Recreation Department from issuing permits to female teams that include transgender women, …

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by Sophie Grieser
Sports
Video Of New England Trans Basketball Player Injuring Female Opponent Goes Viral Video Of New England Trans Basketball Player Injuring Female Opponent Goes Viral
Video Of New England Trans Basketball Player Injuring Female Opponent Goes Viral A girls' basketball player in Lynn, Massachusetts, who was allegedly born male has sparked controversy after a video of them wrenching the ball from a female opponent causing an injury has gone viral.  The Thursday, Feb. 8 game between KIPP Academy in Lynn and Collegiate Charter in Lowell ended in a forfeit after Collegiate Charter's coach pulled his team from competition after multiple injuries had "depleted" his team's bench, the school said in a press release.  KIPP Academy has declined to answer questions about the unnamed player's gender, though multiple outlets have rep…

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by Josh Lanier
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Change Trans Student-Athlete Policy Or Lose Funding, Fed Tells Connecticut Schools Change Trans Student-Athlete Policy Or Lose Funding, Fed Tells Connecticut Schools
Change Trans Student-Athlete Policy Or Lose Funding, Fed Tells Connecticut Schools The federal government is threatening to withhold millions of dollars from Connecticut schools if they don’t change their policies on transgender athletes. New Haven’s magnet school program allows transgender students to play on any sports team they choose. The federal government wants New Haven to ban this choice. The Federal Magnet Schools Assistance Grant Program has vowed to withhold $6 million from the city’s magnet schools, according to WNPR. New Haven magnet schools include Davis Street, King/Robinson, and High School in the Community. The funds could be withheld due to a recent d…

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by Kristin Palpini