Five years ago, this person probably would have been included in the meet. Things are changing.
The College Fix reports:
Trans athlete sues Princeton for ‘dehumanizing’ removal from women’s track meetA trans-identifying man recently filed a lawsuit against Princeton University, alleging he was illegally removed from a women’s track meet this year.However, two policy experts told The College Fix that the lawsuit lacks merit.The runner, who goes by Sadie Schreiner, claims he was unlawfully removed from the May race less than 24 hours before he was set to compete, according to a video he posted to his Instagram.Schreiner, who “transitioned” in high school and previously competed for Rochester Institute of Technology, was set to run the 200-meter race as an unaffiliated athlete, according to WHYY.He claims his removal violated New Jersey’s anti-discrimination law, which protects transgender individuals in public accommodations like schools.Schreiner’s attorney filed a complaint in New Jersey Superior Court, naming the school, athletic director John Mack, and track operations director Kimberly Keenan-Kirkpatrick as defendants.In court filings dated Aug. 22 and Aug. 25, Princeton and other defendants refuted the majority of the claims in Schreiner’s lawsuit, including the assertion that he was barred from running due to his “gender identity,” according to Princeton Alumni Weekly.The lawsuit demands unspecified compensation for a “humiliating, dehumanizing and dignity-stripping ordeal.”However, one policy expert told The College Fix via email “It’s not ‘dehumanizing’ to recognize biological reality or to protect the integrity of women’s sports.”“As a male, Schreiner should not be competing in the female category, period. This is simple, common sense, and it’s absurd we are even debating it,” American Principles Project Policy Director Paul DuPont said.He said he hopes the judiciary will protect female athletes’ right to their own competitions.“However, New Jersey legislators have cemented gender ideology into many areas of the state’s law, so it’s difficult to say how this case will turn out,” DuPont said.He said the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming rulings in women’s sports cases this fall will be telling. If the Court determines that Title IX prohibits men from participating in female athletics, it could impact this case in New Jersey.
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