NEWYou can now listen to PK Press Club articles!
Minneapolis – Ms. had worked for years to become one of the best launchers in her club softball team. She trained hard, won her place and used to competing under pressure. But when she learned that the teammate with whom she had to compete for the pitching time was actually a man, everything changed.
“I just started to braille right away,” the 17 -year -old said in Outkick. “I was pushing myself all the season to do my best, and once I discovered it, I said to myself, all this work was for nothing – because the boy will still beat me whatever happens.”
Ms. finally made the decision to move away from her club team. For her, she said, it was obvious.
CLICK HERE for more sports cover on Foxnews.com
“If there is a boy in this team, I’m not going to play,” she said.
This boy (who identifies himself like a girl) was Marissa Rothenberger, junior of the Champlin high school, who took the mound in the AAAA Minnesota class Women’s Softball State Championship match on Friday morning and led the team to a title after launching a laundering.
After the Trans launcher directs the team of the State Championship, the opponent and the lawyer continuing the situation are expressed
ADF legal advice: “Minnesota policy violates title IX”
The trial, submitted last month, argues that the eligibility rules based on the identity of the sexes of Minnesota constitute a direct violation of title IX, the federal law which prohibits discrimination based on sex in education, including athletics.
“Minnesota currently has a policy that allows male athletes to compete in female sports,” said Suzanne Beecher, the ADF legal advisor, who represents the athletes. “But under title IX, schools that accept federal funding are required to provide equal chances to female athletes. The title IX pre-fulfills state policies like this, which violates the equal obligation of the federal law.”
File – The demonstrators applaud during the speech program of the “Our Bodies, Our Sports” rally for the 50th anniversary of the title IX at Freedom Plaza on June 23, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)
The problem said Beecher, goes beyond fundamental equity. These are also security, lost opportunities and institutional negligence.
“It hurts girls,” she told Outkick. “This puts them at security risks, and it also refuses them the opportunity to advance and suffer victory. These are girls who have dedicated hours and years of hard work to be the best possible.
In February, President Donald Trump signed an executive decree prohibiting men from participating in the sports of girls and women, citing these same protections in the title IX. The order has clearly indicated that any state which does not comply with the risk of losing federal funding.
In the direct challenge of this order, the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) has announced that it would continue its long-standing policy to allow students-athletes to compete in events in accordance with their gender identity, regardless of biological sex. The League cited the Minnesota Human Rights Act and the Constitution of the State as the basis of this policy.
The players of Champlin Park and Eagan shake hands after the quarter -final tournament of the Minnesota Women’s Softball Tournament. (Amber Harding / Outkick)
In addition, Minnesota allows individuals to modify the sexual marker on their birth certificate with a letter from a doctor or a court order, creating an escape which essentially makes sexual protections unnecessary.
“The justification for having separate sports is due to physiological differences between men and women,” said Beecher. “States must have policies that significantly separate sports, so there is a protected category for women. Girls deserve a fair and safe place where they can compete and win.”
Political problems exposed to the state softball tournament
The problem exploded with a view to the public this week during the MSHSL girls’ state tournament, where Rothenberger helped lead the Champlin of Champlin Park in the state championship match. Champlin Park shot Eagan High School, 5-0, in the quarter-final and White Bear Lake, 3-2, in the semi-finals. In addition to launching consecutive complete matches, Rothenberger hit two doubles in this victory in the semi-finals.
Ms. participated in the Farmington High School tournament but lost in the quarter -finals. She did not have to face Rothenberger directly, but she looked closely at the other girls.
“There are so much more girls who deserve him more than just a boy,” she said. “It was so sad to see all the girls cry and have to accept the fact that their chance of winning a state title was removed just because a boy took care of them.”
The Lycée de Champlin Park made the headlines after dominating the MINNESOTA Softball State Championship behind the performance of the Trans Marissa Rothenberger launcher. (Tyler Schank / NCAA photos via Getty Images)
Ms. has already undertaken to play university softball in St. Cloud State, but her decision to join the trial was not only for her – it was a question of protecting the sports of girls for those who come.
“I wanted to join the trial because it is simply painful to see a boy dominate the sport that I and other girls grew up playing,” she said. “It has been a safe space for so long. And to see this change of safe space – I have the impression that it is the greatest reason why I wanted to do it.”
And his message in the future is simple: “I just want girls in girls sports. Take the men out of female sports.”
Minnesota fails its female athletes
The ADF claims that Minnesota’s policy not only raped federal law – it also silenced those affected by it. As Outkick reports, several parents and students of the tournament were warned by school officials not to speak or carry messages opposing trans participation in the state tournament.
The current iteration of the state of the state of Minnesota seen in St. Paul, on March 24, 2022. (Mohamed Ibrahim / Report for America via AP, file)
“Not only is the title IX violated, but also the voices of female athletes are silenced,” said Beecher. “They are told that they cannot talk about their rights.”
Kristi Burton Brown, chairman of the board of directors of United Athletes, published a powerful declaration in Outkick in support of the SP and the others.
“The extreme ideology of Minnesota has caused many girls to the minnesota and risks their security, including three of our secondary athletes,” she wrote. “Science is clear that male athletes have physiological advantages that make them unfair and dangerous to allow them to compete with women, no matter how they identify. But Minnesota places its ideology on equity and security.
“The only way to protect the security and opportunities of female athletes is to make sure that only girls compete in girls’ sports. Minnesota fails his female athletes, and her policy must be modified to reflect biological reality.”
Mrs will be back on the field next year for her senior season. Maybe by then, the rules will catch up with reality.
“I hope that the state tournament next year is very different from what it was this year,” she said.
