Two Idaho State University female athletes filed an appeal Wednesday in defense of an Idaho state law that prevents biological males who identify as female from competing on girls’ or women’s teams.
A federal judge last month overturned the law, known as the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.
The two athletes, Madison Kenyon and Mary Kate Marshall, run track and cross country at Idaho State in Pocatello. They are represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, which filed a notice of appeal Wednesday with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
“Males and females both should have the chance to enjoy opportunities for fair competition and victory,” Kenyon said in a news release. “Allowing males to enter our sports isn’t fair. It changes everything because it eliminates the connection between an athlete’s effort and her success. Idaho’s law helps make sure that, when women like me work hard, that hard work pays off, and we have a shot at winning.”
The law requires biological sex, and not gender identity, to be used in determining who plays on high school and college teams. Idaho lawmakers said the law was necessary because of what has happened not only in Idaho but elsewhere, including Connecticut, where two biological boys who identify as girls won 15 state track titles.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit against the law on behalf…
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