Transgender teen athletes will be able to compete against girls in Utah after a court stunningly reversed a previously implemented ban.
The decision, which goes against the will of most Americans according to a new Washington Examiner-YouGov poll, was made just ahead of the school year resuming in the state. A ban was passed by Republicans earlier this year, however, the reversal now gives transgender athletes a path to competing against girls. A new commission will rule on a case-by-case basis whether or not a trans student is allowed to compete against biological girls.
The ruling comes after a new Washington Examiner -YouGov poll found majority of adults say transgender athletes should compete in sports in accordance with their biological sex.
MAJORITY SAY TRANSGENDER ATHLETES SHOULD COMPETE BASED ON BIOLOGICAL SEX: POLL
The poll found that 53% of adults either somewhat or strongly opposed to including transgender athletes on sports teams based on their claimed gender identity.
The results revealed a substantial partisan gap on the issue, with 80% of Republicans indicating they opposed allowing athletes to compete based on gender identity, while only 34% of Democrats opposed, along with 51% of independents.
Carl Bialik, YouGov’s vice president of data science and U.S. politics editor, told the Washington Examiner that the results were fairly consistent with previous polls on the issue.
The issue of transgender athletes competing based on their gender identity has garnered substantial cultural controversy, especially within the context of women’s sports, which have seen male athletes who identify as the opposite sex dominate competitions against biological women.
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Numerous states, including South Dakota, Idaho, Louisiana, and Florida, have passed laws requiring athletes to compete based on their biological sex.
