Megan Hutchinson
Staff Reporter
Caitlyn Jenner, one of the world’s most famous Olympic athletes who ran the decathlon during the 1970s, winning gold in the Montreal Olympics in 1976. Recently, she has had involvement in Keeping up with the Kardashians which features her six daughters and their multi-million dollar life. Before her transition, she was previously married to Kris Jenner, the girls’ mother.
Jenner will be running as a Republican against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom in the upcoming recall election for California State Governor. Her competitors include San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, businessman John Cox, and former congressman Doug Ose.
According to DEADLINE, “The effort to oust Newsom is expected to make the ballot this fall. The recall effort was certified this week by the California Secretary of State’s office, which said the threshold for the number of valid signatures needed to place the recall on the ballot had been passed.” States including Idaho, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and South Dakota have already established laws preventing transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams. Currently, seventeen other states are considering placing the same restrictions.
While out for coffee and walking her dog she said “This is a question of fairness, that's why I oppose biological boys who are trans competing in girls' sports in school. It just isn't fair. And we have to protect girls' sports in our schools."
According to the U.S. Trans Survey, “22 percent of trans women who were perceived as trans in school were harassed so badly they had to leave school because of it. Another 10 percent were kicked out of school. The idea that women and girls have an advantage because they are trans ignores the actual conditions of their lives.” By stating trans women have some sort of advantage over cis women, disregards the discrimination they have faced as a community.
Andreya Yearwood, a student-athlete, and ACLU client states, “One sprinter could have parents who spend so much money on personal training for their child, which in turn, would cause that child to run faster,” in Connecticut where cisgender girls have tried to prevent Andreya from running and participating in sports. The NCAA Standards states, “there is no inherent reason why her physiological characteristics related to athletic performance should be treated differently from the physiological characteristics of a non-transgender woman.”
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