New York State Bar Association Opposes Banning Transgender Youth From School Sports
The New York State Bar Association has voted to oppose all attempts to ban transgender athletes from K-12 school sports. Half of the states in the country have laws or regulations that ban transgender students from playing sports based on…
Creating A Culture of Inclusion Benefits Transgender Students and Their Peers
Panelists discussed the newest front on the modern civil rights debate on Transgender Rights and Sports: Civil Rights Now and Into the Future at the Presidential Summit during the New York State Bar Association's Annual Meeting. Instead of widespread efforts…
Transgender Youth in Sports: Questions Remain Unresolved
The NYSBA Task Force has noted that these policies, including those across New York State, have resulted in no harm to the welfare of cisgender girls or women or any competitive disadvantage in girls’ or women’s sports.
Why Allowing Transgender Youth To Participate In Sports Levels the Playing Field
Categorical bans against transgender youth who want to play sports benefit no one.
NYSBA To Examine Laws Banning and Limiting Participation of Transgender Youth in Sports
The New York State Bar Association is launching a Task Force on the Treatment of Transgender Youth in Sports to examine the constitutional, scientific, and social justice implications of laws passed around the country that ban or severely limit the…
