The NCAA is facing mounting pressure to take action on the role of transgender athletes in college sports after a small college association’s recent decision to ban all trans women from women’s sports.
Athlete Ally, a queer-sports advocacy group, sent letters signed by hundreds of transgender-rights advocates Tuesday to NCAA President Charlie Baker and the Board of Governors, urging the organization to continue allowing transgender athletes a place in women’s sports. Current rules allow transgender athletes, including women, to compete, so long as they adhere to the guidelines stipulated by their international sport governing bodies.
