Oregon GOP Women Urge Athletic Association to Protect Girls’ Sports

Published on April 18, 2024

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. The student posted a time of 25.49 seconds in the heat of the women’s varsity 200-meter race, beating the next closest runner by 4.5 seconds. Still just a sophomore, his most recent race time now makes him the third-fastest 200-meter dash runner in the state for the girls’ division....

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