Chris Reykdal: Defense of transgender athletes in girls sports
by Chris Reykdal
SFBC Press / AP Correspondent
On Thursday, Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal made a strong statement about transgender athletes in girls sports. He claimed that the biological sex of children is not the only factor and that there is a continuum of biological gender, not just two separate male and female categories. He emphasized that children’s identity and participation are determined by the person representing them at birth.
Reykdal stated: “It is quite simply inaccurate to say, biologically, that there are only boys and there are only girls.” He pointed out that there is a continuum. There are children who are born intersex. There are children whose hormones and chromosomes are not consistent with their sex at birth. He also criticized the assertion that only physical gender determines sexual orientation, calling it a misconception.
Reykdal’s remarks came after President Donald Trump misrepresented his executive order as a ban on transgender athletes in girls sports on Twitter. He claimed that the White House’s website and the U.S. Congress passed a protection of women and girls in sports bill, but the exact details of this law were not disclosed. Trump focused on his priorities, such as military readiness, while ignoring the state’s 28-year-old_binary gender system.
Reykdal’s statements reflect a growing call for the state to affirm its commitment to legal and ethical Capitol binary. He deemed the state’s civil rights framework and safe spaces for transgender athletes essential for equality. He also stressed that the state laws make clear that children “get to identify and participate based on the gender in which they identify.” He argued that the state has a legal obligation to uphold this principle, even with challenges from the executive order.
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Yet, the issue has become increasingly concerning. Residents of schools that handle students engaged in intersex athletes have identified calls for more spaces and clearer structures to accommodate them. They ran into the central Valley School Board. The board voted on a proposal to create a separate open division in the WIAA for transgender athletes to compete in school sports.
The meeting-wise, the board members included female parents and educators. A member from the board, Dr. Kim White, shared her experience finding that when a trans athlete competed not just as a male but genuinely knew and felt as she did as a woman, she faced a lot of resistance. Instead of respecting her preference, they wondered if the system wasn’t fair for someone she scientifically aligned with on the biological and medical front.
Within a week, a civil rights complaint was filed by a 15-year-old girl in Washington, interpreting her father’s skin color as female. The student, Frances Staudt, defended not fighting despite the opponent’s representation as a male athlete. She accused the school board of invading her space and undermining her rights in school.
To end this conflict and bring the issue closer to resolution, the Board sent a public message to the WIAA, urging it to commence a “的安全 and supportive environment.” Misgendering the opponent and violating the policy without proper explanation highlighted the desire for a more respectful and safe system for all athletes.
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