Trans competitors in women’s sports ‘completely reshaped’ playing field, break records, take wins, steal opportunities

"When we first spoke about it, we were really the only ones doing so. Now, it’s one of the most talked about cultural and political issues of the day," Selina Soule, Chelsea Mitchell, Alanna Smith, and Ashley Nicoletti wrote. The four girls launched the first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit challenging the state’s law allowing biological males to compete on the girls’ team four years ago.

They wrote that over the course of three years, two biological males these four female athletes competed against "completely reshaped girls’ track – and our high school experience – as they broke 17 track meet records, took 15 state championship titles, and deprived girls of advancement opportunities more than 85 times." Those two biological males were Andraya Yearwood and Terry Miller.

Mitchell, for example, was the fastest female in a women’s state championship, "and four times she watched that title, honor and recognition go to a male athlete instead." Soule was bumped out of qualifying for the 2018-19 state championships in the 55-meter final, which comes with a chance to qualify for the New England Regional Championship, with the top two spots being taken by biological males.

Smith came in second at the New England Regional Championships in the 200-meter race, but took home third place since a biological male came ahead of her. Nicoletti was denied the opportunity to compete at the 2019 outdoor state championships due to the inclusion of two biological males.

"No school should allow that to happen to girls. Yet it’s growing increasingly common for activists – and even the Biden-Harris administration – to try and erase differences between men and women by forcing women’s sports leagues to allow men to compete. We can’t let that happen on our watch," they wrote.

Their piece comes as their case has been revived by a federal appeals court, and with the Supreme Court being asked to take up two cases on the subject in their upcoming term.

"Today, there are many other lawsuits across the country defending female athletes, and it’s common to hear prominent athletes, media personalities and even presidential candidates talking about fairness in women’s sports," they wrote, later adding, "The district court and the Supreme Court should listen to the stories of all of us women fighting for the future of the sports we love and restore our ability to compete and win."