What the NCAA says about transgender athletes amid the San Jose State controversy
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The latest battleground in America’s culture war over gender identity will take place Saturday on a volleyball court in Las Vegas.
The latest battleground in America’s culture war over gender identity will take place Saturday on a volleyball court in Las Vegas. San Jose State University will play for an NCAA tournament berth in a season that has seen teams forfeit matches against the Spartans amid a federal lawsuit claiming one of its players is transgender. The women’s volleyball head coach never considered sidelining the player at the center of the controversy, whom CNN is not naming because she has refused to comment through a university official; neither she nor her school has commented publicly on her gender identity. “The university and I have made the decision that everyone certified to play volleyball on San Jose State will remain a part of this program until the end of the year,” Coach Todd Kress told ESPN. Rules governing trans athletes’ participation are not the same for every NCAA sport. And scientific consensus remains inconclusive about the physical advantages of trans athletes, even years after a similar controversy over University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas. As the NCAA’s leaders and its members continue to debate the issue, here’s what the organization, with over 500,000 college athletes in all 50 states, says about transgender athletes:
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