Texas sues NCAA for ‘deception’ over transgender athletes in women’s sports

[Karah Rucker]

TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON IS TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE NCAA, ACCUSING THE ORGANIZATION OF MISLEADING FANS BY ALLOWING BIOLOGICAL MEN WHO IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER FEMALES TO COMPETE IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE SPORTS. 

PAXTON CLAIMS THE NCAA IS DECEIVING **FANS WHO WANT TO SUPPORT FEMALE ATHLETES ASSIGNED FEMALE AT BIRTH.IN A LAWSUIT FILED SUNDAY, PAXTON ARGUED THAT THE NCAA VIOLATED THE TEXAS DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT BY PERMITTING TRANSGENDER ATHLETES TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS MARKETED AS WOMEN’S COMPETITIONS. 

HE ALSO ACCUSED THE NCAA OF DECEPTION BY FAILING TO IDENTIFY WHICH ATHLETES ARE TRANSGENDER, ALSO ARGUING IT JEOPARDIZES THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF FEMALE ATHLETES.

PAXTON IS ASKING THE COURT TO EITHER LIMIT THE PARTICIPATION OF TRANSGENDER ATHLETES IN NCAA COMPETITIONS HELD IN TEXAS OR STOP THE NCAA FROM LABELING EVENTS AS “WOMEN’S SPORTS” WHEN THEY INCLUDE TRANSGENDER WOMEN.

IN RESPONSE – THE NCAA RELEASED A STATEMENT – NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESSING THE CLAIMS IN THE LAWSUIT – BUT SAYING IT IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING WOMEN’S SPORTS.

The Association and its members will continue to promote Title IX, make unprecedented investments in women’s sports and ensure fair competition in all NCAA championships

THIS LAWSUIT COMES AFTER NCAA PRESIDENT CHARLIE BAKER FACED INTENSE QUESTIONING FROM LAWMAKERS DURING A SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING LAST WEEK.

WHEN ASKED ABOUT TRANSGENDER ATHLETES, BAKER SAID HE IS AWARE OF LESS THAN 10 TRANSGENDER ATHLETES COMPETING ACROSS THE MORE THAN 500,000 ATHLETES IN NCAA SPORTS.

WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE LEGAL CHALLENGE IN TEXAS –

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