Women athletes stand up: they denounce the NCAA for discrimination against women by allowing trans people to participate in women's categories

Swimming, soccer, athletics... More than a dozen women from different sports have said "enough!" to the trans dictatorship and denounced the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for its promotion of the participation of biological men in the women's categories. The lawsuit, led by former swimmer, has former US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) general counsel Bill Block as its lead counsel, and financial backing from the Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS).

The NCAA "violates the fundamental principles of Title IX"

The 16 complainants (four of them with a false name for fear of reprisals) trust that this lawsuit will be a turning point to "save women's sports" in the face of the increasingly frequent abuse of male athletes who declare that they perceive themselves as women to participate - and sweep - the women's categories. In the document presented to the court, the athletes "argue the NCAA’s regulations compromise the fairness and integrity of women’s competitive sports and discriminate against women, violating Title IX’s core principles."

Marshi Smith, co-founder of the ICONS and NCAA national swimming champion, stressed that this is "a fight for the very essence of women's sports" and claimed the right of athletes "to compete on equal terms."

"Draconian and discriminatory measures"

Another of the signatories, former tennis player Kim Jones, who was part of the national team, accused the NCCA of imposing "draconian and discriminatory measures" for women, and assured that, with the lawsuit "we are sending a clear message: integrity of women's sports is non-negotiable. We are committed to defending the hard-won rights of women athletes everywhere. This isn’t just a legal battle; it’s a moral stand for equality and justice in sports."

Leading the complaint is Bill Block, who last February resigned from his position on the NCAA Committee on Infractions in protest against the institution's regulations that allowed men to compete in women's categories.

The complaint is signed by Riley Gaines (Swimmer, Gallatin), Reka Gyorgy (Swimmer, Blacksburg), Kylee Alons (Swimmer, Raleigh), Kaitlyn Wheeler (Swimmer, Springfield), Ainsley Erzen (Track and Field, Des Moines), Ellie Eades ( Tennis, Floyds Knobs), Lily Mullens (Swimmer, North Canton), Susanna Price (Track and Field, Swimmer, Los Alamos), Carter Satterfield (Swimmer, Cary), Kate Pearson (Virginia Beach), Katie Blankinship (Swimmer, Woodstock), Julianna Morrow (Swimmer, Mooresville), and four other athletes who are proceeding under pseudonyms to protect them from potential retaliation.