Connecticut Trans Athlete Policy Violates Title IX, U.S. Department of Education Says

The state of Connecticut's policy allowing male-to-female transgender athletes to compete in girls' high school sports is a civil rights violation, the U.S. Department of Education has ruled. The Associated Press reports that the federal education department determined that Connecticut's policy violates Title IX, which protects women's ability to receive equal opportunity in education, including athletics.

The state of Connecticut's policy allowing male-to-female transgender athletes to compete in girls' high school sports is a civil rights violation, the U.S. Department of Education has ruled. The Associated Press reports that the federal education department determined that Connecticut's policy violates Title IX, which protects women's ability to receive equal opportunity in education, including athletics.…