27: Fair and Inclusive Athletic Competition: Competing As a Trans Athlete

While many of you have heard of Title IX, most people haven’t paid close attention to what it is and who is protected underneath it. In this episode, we’re looking at interpretations of this comprehensive law that removed many of the barriers that once prevented people, on the basis of sex, from participating in educational opportunities and the careers of their choice.

During the past two administrations, the responsibility for applying this law shifted from the federal level to the states, especially as it relates to gender identity for transgender athletes.

There is much to learn about this evolving topic, and we want to look at it from multiple perspectives. How can we all learn, and have empathy for all involved? While we definitely don’t have all the answers, we hope to shine a light on it today and to encourage respectful conversation and debate around it.

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In this episode you’ll hear:

• What Title IX is, what it meant in 1972, and what is means now [1:18]
  
  
• Who Lia Thomas is, and how AJ’s view of her story has evolved [3:26]
  
  
• A look at the debate of who is allowed to compete in women’s sports [6:48]
  
  
• The role that a lack of data in comparing performances in transgender and cisgender people is having in this discussion [8:57]
  
  
• Both sides of the debate around allowing people to compete or not to compete [11:27]
  
  
• What’s really needed right now that would make this issues surrounding Title IX clearer [16:08]
  
  
• Whether or not we think this is just the beginning of human advancement [18:36]
  
  
• What happens when a level of religious beliefs and values are added to the discussion [21:12]
  
  
• The different levels of barriers that exist for trans athletes in 2022 [22:43]