transgender policy
April 11, 2024
NAIA unanimously passes transgender policy
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Goshen College’s athletics association, instituted a new policy with regards to transgender athletes on Monday. The policy limits participation in women’s sports to those who were assigned female at birth. This means that transgender women, who may present as and identify as women but were assigned male at birth, will be unable to compete in women’s athletics. Additionally, any female-born athletes who have begun hormone treatment may not participate in women’s sports. Any athlete, however, will be allowed to participate in men’s sports. The decision was voted on by the NAIA Council of Presidents,...