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Oregon GOP Women Urge Athletic Association to Protect Girls’ Sports

Lawmakers are demanding a change to policies that allow boys to compete in girls’ sports after a transgender runner dominated a high school track event.
Oregon GOP Women Urge Athletic Association to Protect Girls’ Sports
Lia Thomas, who identifies as transgender, looks on after swimming the 500 freestyle at Blodgett Pool, in Cambridge, Mass., on Feb. 17, 2022. Kathryn Riley/Getty Images
Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Freelance reporter
4/18/2024|Updated: 4/18/2024
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A group of 12 women from the Oregon House and Senate Republican Caucuses is demanding that the Oregon Schools Activities Association (OSAA) change its high school sports policy to allow only biological women to compete in girls’ sports.

The letter was issued after a male student, who identifies as transgender, was seen in a viral video outperforming his female competitors in the girls’ division at the “Sherwood Need for Speed Classic” track meet.

Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Freelance reporter
Scottie Barnes writes breaking news and investigative pieces for The Epoch Times from the Pacific Northwest. She has a background in researching the implications of public policy and emerging technologies on areas ranging from homeland security and national defense to forestry and urban planning.
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