The athletes, coaches, lawmakers and officials who have picked a side in the SCOTUS women’s sports battle
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With the U.S. Supreme Court set to rule on two cases focused on the issue of biological males in women’s sports, hundreds of prominent figures in sports and politics have publicly taken a side. At least 77 amicus briefs have been filed for the upcoming SCOTUS review, some in support of the trans athlete plaintiffs and some in support of the „save women’s sports” defendants. Famed athletes, coaches, U.S. lawmakers, and other state and federal government officials have signed onto those briefs, declaring their allegiance in the historic legal battle. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHere’s a breakdown of who is on which side: Athletes, coaches and sports officials supporting the „save women’s sports” defendants (Left) Former competitive swimmer Riley Gaines speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on Aug. 23, 2024. (Right) Martina Navratilova in the Royal Box for the Ladies’ Singles Final on Centre Court during the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England, on July 12, 2025. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images;Tim Clayton/Getty Images)Martina Navratilova, 59-time Grand Slam Champion tennis playerDonna de Varona, Olympic gold medalist swimmer and world record holderSummer Sanders, Olympic gold medalist swimmerRiley Gaines, 12-time NCAA All-American swimmer and SEC record holderReka Gyorgy, Olympic swimmer and 2× ACC championLauren Miller, professional women’s golferHannah Arensman, professional cyclocross cyclist and national championLaura Wilkinson, Olympic gold medalist and world champion diverPamela Behrens Golding, Olympic athleteJill Sterkel, Olympic swimmer and former University of Texas head swim coachNancy Hogshead, Olympic gold medalist swimmerLacey John, Olympic silver medalist and NCAA Woman of the YearConnie Paraskevin, Olympic speed skater and track cyclistMary T. Plant, Olympic gold medalist and world record holder swimmerSippy Woodhead, Olympic swimmer and world record holderInga Thompson, Olympic cyclistJacqueline Zoch, Olympic rowing medalistLynn Silliman Reed, Olympic bronze medalist rowerKelly Rickon Mitchell, Olympic rower (1980 & 1984)Marshi Smith, NCAA champion swimmer and ICONS co-founderCarol Brown, three-time Olympic rower and bronze medalistMary I. O’Connor, Olympic rower and orthopedic surgeonPatricia Spratlen Etem, Olympic rower and public health executiveValerie McClain, Olympic rower and World Championship medalistJan Palchikoff, Olympic rower and sports administratorJennifer Sey, U.S. national champion gymnast and former Levi Strauss global brand presidentLauren Bondly, U.S. national champion triathlete and engineerJanel Jorgensen McArdle, Olympic silver medalist swimmerBarry Switzer, Super Bowl–winning NFL head coachGregg Troy, U.S. Olympic head swim coachFrank Busch, five-time Olympic swimming coach and former USA Swimming national team directorDennis Pursley, five-time Olympic swimming coach and Hall of Fame inducteeJack Bauerle, Division I collegiate swim coach and lifetime achievement award recipientKris Korzeniowski, Olympic rowing coachPeter Mallory, three-time U.S. women’s Olympic rowing coachNikola Vajda, World Rowing (FISA) official and founder of Crystal Lake Rowing ClubVincent J. Ventura, U.S. national team rowing coach and Olympic silver medal coachJim Livengood, former Division I athletic director (Arizona State, Washington State, UNLV)Lisa Larsen Rainsberger, Boston Marathon champion and high school track coachKerri Walsh-Jennings, three-time Olympic gold medalist beach volleyball playerJocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, Olympic gold medalist ice hockey forwardMonique Lamoureux-Morando, Olympic gold medalist ice hockey forwardRhi Jeffrey, Olympic gold medalist swimmerAlison Townley, former associate executive director of the Women’s Sports FoundationDiane Vreugdenhil, Olympic rowerCatrina Allen, professional disc golf world championDiana Anglin-Miller, NCAA champion cheerleader and gym ownerAllison Arensman, professional cyclistSarah Powers Barnhard, professional volleyball player and coachCindy Bater, U.S. national team rowing athlete and coachLauren Belden, high school cross-country and track athleteMarianne Bosco, competitive fencing athleteBonnie Brandon, six-time All-American swimmer at the University of ArizonaMariah Burton Nelson, former professional women’s basketball playerMonika Burzynska, NCAA swimmer at the University of PennsylvaniaPaula A. Cabot, former Women’s Sports Foundation research director and rugby playerCissy Cochran, elite masters swimmer and coachScott Cochran, strength and conditioning coach (collegiate and professional athletics)Madisan Debos, NCAA track athleteJade Dickens, USA Powerlifting athleteSonni Dyer, Division I collegiate triathlon head coach and Olympic alumni coachEvie Edwards, competitive cyclist and parent of youth female athleteStephanie Elkins, Olympic swimmerWendy Enderle, competitive athleteKelly Funderburk, Olympic artistic gymnastTom Funderburk, NCAA champion golferDianna (DeeDee) Fussner, professional masters disc golf athleteLori Garrison, NCAA softball athleteShawna Glazier, competitive cyclist and triathleteMeredith Gordon Remigino, former NCAA Division I cross-country and track athlete at YaleAnnie Grevers, U.S. national team swimmerAngie Griffin, competitive athleteJan Harville, Olympic rowing coachSarah Hokom, professional disc golf world championCeci Hopp St. Geme, NCAA champion distance runnerVicki Huber-Rudawsky, two-time Olympian and NCAA champion distance runnerJen Hucke, two-time NCAA champion volleyball player at StanfordRaime Jones, NCAA swimmerSamantha Keddington, former professional disc golf athlete and coachDanielle Keen, professional disc golf athleteRonda Key, competitive disc golf athleteAlexandra Kleinfehn, USA Powerlifting athleteLauren Lackman, elite amateur athleteKendall Lewis, competitive athleteDonna Lopiano, six-time national champion and former University of Texas athletic directorLisa Marshall, competitive athleteRiona C. McCormick, competitive rowerKim McGinnis Russell, international lacrosse coach and national team coachCynthia Millen, former NCAA and international swimming officialCynthia Monteleone, masters track athleteLinda Muri, three-time world champion rower and elite rowing coachMacy Petty, former NCAA volleyball playerKeri Phebus Olson, NCAA champion tennis playerJoy Rako, former NCAA Division III track and field athleteGenoa Rossi, NCAA water polo athlete and U.S. junior national team memberLinnea Saltz, three-time Big Sky Conference champion runnerSamantha Santa Ana, high school softball and cross-country athleteJennifer Sees, NCAA pole vaulter and high school track coachJeri Shanteau, U.S. national team swimmer and national championSharon Shapiro, NCAA champion and U.S. national team gymnastDeNee Shepherd, professional disc golf athleteBre Showers, NCAA champion artistic gymnastAnne Simpson, NCAA rowing athleteBronwyn Sims, gymnastics coach and athleteKathy Smith Connor, U.S. national team swimmerLori Stenstrom, national champion athlete and former American record holderSteve Stenstrom, former NFL quarterbackTracy Sundlan, Olympic-level track and field coach and administratorMinna Svärd, competitive athleteBecky Switzer, Olympic and NCAA women’s gymnastics coachMaya Tait, NCAA rowing athleteHollister (Holly) W. Turner, former associate executive director of the Women’s Sports FoundationStephanie Turner, competitive athleteVal Whiting, national champion and former WNBA playerSara Younger-Merrill, US Rowing Level II coach and assistant refereeReese Eckard, Oregon state championship high-jumperMadelyn Eischen, Oregon high school varsity track athlete and high-jumperAlexa Anderson, Oregon state championship pole vaulter and high-jumperSophia Castaneda, Oregon state record holder for fastest sophomore girl 400-meter runnerAthletes, coaches and sports officials supporting the trans athlete plaintiffs Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe look on in the first quarter between the United States and France in the men’s basketball gold medal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena on Aug. 10, 2024. (Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports)Megan Rapinoe, two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion and former co-captain of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer TeamLayshia Clarendon, former WNBA All-Star point guard and first openly trans and nonbinary player in WNBA historyLori Lindsey, former U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team midfielder and World Cup veteranAimee Mullins, Paralympic track and field world-record holder and former Chef de Mission for Team USABreanna Stewart, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA MVPSue Bird, Olympic gold medalist, WNBA champion, and Basketball Hall of FamerGrete Eliassen, six-time X Games medalist in freestyle skiingSerena Gray, former USA Volleyball national team member and NCAA tournament semifinalistMolly McCage, Olympic-level volleyball player and League One Volleyball championCassidy Lichtman, former U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team member and Stanford All-AmericanPhaidra Knight, USA Rugby Player of the Decade and World Rugby Hall of Fame inducteeMaya Satya Reddy, former professional golfer and three-time NCAA All-AmericanJulie Foudy, two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalistMadison Bugg, former Stanford volleyball player and professional volleyball athleteGaby Vincent, former NWSL professional soccer player and U.S. Women’s U-23 national team memberMeike Babel, former WTA Top-30 professional tennis player and collegiate coachEsther Lofgren, Olympic gold medalist rower and world record holderCarley Knox, former NCAA Division I soccer athlete and president of business operations for the Minnesota LynxBecky Sauerbrunn, two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion and former U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team captainTaylor Fricano, professional volleyball player with seven years at the elite international levelSamantha Mewis, FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, Olympic medalist, and NWSL championNikki Hiltz, U.S. Olympic track and field athlete and nine-time national championSophia Gibb, Paralympic silver and bronze medalist swimmer and world championMary Osborne Gilbert, professional surferImani Dorsey, NWSL champion and U.S. Soccer social impact award recipientBrenda Villa, four-time Olympic medalist and former captain of the U.S. Women’s National Water Polo TeamLynn Biyendolo, Olympic gold medalist and four-time NWSL championErin Ayala, collegiate soccer player and coachElizabeth Tobey, collegiate track and field athleteAdam Myerson, national-level cyclist and elite-level coachLucie Vagnerova, international track and field competitorRosy Metcalfe, elite collegiate rowerAmy Rusiecki, NCAA track and field athleteEmma McKay, collegiate soccer playerMaddy Frey, collegiate track and field athleteRachelle Depner, competitive elite-level cyclistJared Weybright, collegiate soccer coach and former playU.S. lawmakers and government officials supporting the „save women’s sports” defendantsSen. Jim Banks, R-Ind.Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C.Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.Sen. Mike Crapo, R-IdahoSen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.Sen. James C. Justice, R-W.Va.Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan.Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.Sen. James E. Risch, R-IdahoRep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala.Rep. Brian Babin, R-TexasRep. Andy Barr, R-Ky.Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga.Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga.Rep. James Comer, R-Ky.Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-IdahoRep. Brandon Gill, R-TexasRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo.Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C.Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C.Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn.Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La.Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla.Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich.Rep. Addison McDowell, R-N.C.Rep. John McGuire, R-Va.Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va.Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill.Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-W.Va.Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala.Rep. Tim Moore, R-N.C.Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn.Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky.Rep. John Rose, R-Tenn.Rep. Mike Rulli, R-OhioRep. Steve Scalise, R-La.Rep. Mike Simpson, R-IdahoRep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla.Solicitor General of the United States D. John SauerAssistant Attorney General of the United States Harmeet K. DhillonDeputy Solicitor General of the United States Hashim M. MooppanPrincipal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States Jesus A. OseteAssistant to the Solicitor General of the United States Max E. SchulmanAttorney for the United States Andrew G. BraniffAttorney for the United States Christopher C. WangAttorney General of the State of Alabama Steve MarshallAttorney General of the State of Arkansas Tim GriffinAttorney General of the State of Florida Ashley MoodyAttorney General of the State of Indiana Todd RokitaAttorney General of the State of Kansas Kris KobachAttorney General of the State of Kentucky Russell ColemanAttorney General of the State of Louisiana Liz MurrillAttorney General of the State of Mississippi Lynn FitchAttorney General of the State of Missouri Andrew BaileyAttorney General of the State of Montana Austin KnudsenAttorney General of the State of Nebraska Mike HilgersAttorney General of the State of Oklahoma Gentner DrummondAttorney General of the State of South Carolina Alan WilsonAttorney General of the State of South Dakota Marty JackleyAttorney General of the State of Tennessee Jonathan SkrmettiAttorney General of the State of Texas Ken PaxtonAttorney General of the State of Utah Sean ReyesAttorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia Jason MiyaresAttorney General of the State of Wyoming Bridget Hill U.S. lawmakers and government officials supporting the trans athlete plaintiffs Top Democrat lawmakers who signed an amicus brief to support trans athletes in an upcoming SCOTUS review include Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Sen. Alex Padilla, Sen. Adam Schiff, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Alexadria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Hakeen Jeffries, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Pete Aguilar and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (Courtesy of House.Gov, Senate.gov, Congress.gov)Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-HawaiiSen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass.Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt.Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif.Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-OhioRep. Donald Beyer, D-Va.Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore.Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo.Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif.Rep. Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif.Rep. André Carson, D-Ind.Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla.Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-TexasRep. Judy Chu, D-Calif.Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass.Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y.Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo.Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C.Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J.Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va.Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn.Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo.Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill.Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan.Rep. Susan DelBene, D-Wash.Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo.Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa.Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif.Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich.Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-TexasRep. Veronica Escobar, D-TexasRep. Bill Foster, D-Ill.Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla.Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-TexasRep. Jesús „Chuy” García, D-Ill.Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif.Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J.Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga.Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y.Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-TexasRep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif.Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-TexasRep. Bill Keating, D-Mass.Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J.Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill.Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif.Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M.Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif.Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M. (at time of signing)Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass.Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y.Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga.Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y.Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis.Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J.Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-MaineRep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.Rep. Deborah Ross, D-N.C.Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif.Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif.Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif.Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif.Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass.Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Calif.Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa.Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga.Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I.Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz.Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-Calif.Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo.Rep. Shontel M. Brown, D-OhioRep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif.Rep. Greg Casar, D-TexasRep. Sean Casten, D-Ill.Rep. Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., D-Calif.Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn.Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-TexasRep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa.Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Ore.Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Md.Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y.Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa.Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-TexasRep. Valerie P. Foushee, D-N.C.Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, D-Fla.Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif.Rep. Al Green, D-TexasRep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif.Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md.Rep. Julie E. Johnson, D-TexasRep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif.Rep. Robin L. Kelly, D-Ill.Rep. Greg Landsman, D-OhioRep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash.Rep. George Latimer, D-N.Y.Rep. Summer L. Lee, D-Pa.Rep. Sam T. Liccardo, D-Calif.Rep. Ted W. Lieu, D-Calif.Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif.Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del.Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md.Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Va.Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn.Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Mass.Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J.Rep. Rob Menendez, D-N.J.Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minn.Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-Calif.Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H.Rep. Scott H. Peters, D-Calif.Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo.Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis.Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill.Rep. Delia C. Ramirez, D-Ill.Rep. Emily Randall, D-Wash.Rep. Luz Rivas, D-Calif.Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore.Rep. Linda T. Sánchez, D-Calif.Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa.Rep. Bradley S. Schneider, D-Ill.Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich.Rep. Robert C. „Bobby” Scott, D-Va.Rep. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala.Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-Calif.Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill.Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich.Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif.Rep. Jill N. Tokuda, D-HawaiiRep. Paul D. Tonko, D-N.Y.Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y.Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill.Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, D-N.Y.Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va.Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla.Attorney General of the State of New York Letitia JamesAttorney General of the State of Hawaiʻi Anne E. LopezSolicitor General of the State of New York Barbara D. UnderwoodSolicitor General of the State of Hawaiʻi Kalikoʻonālani FernandesDeputy Solicitor General of the State of Hawaiʻi Lauren K. ChunDeputy Solicitor General of the State of Hawaiʻi Andrew Z. M. TeohAssistant Attorney General of the State of New York Judith N. ValeAssistant Attorney General of the State of New York Mark S. GrubeWhat to know about the casesIdaho and West Virginia are among almost 30 states with laws preventing transgender students who identify as female from competing on girls’ sports teams sponsored by public schools and colleges. In 2020 and 2021, the trans athlete plaintiffs successfully challenged the laws in Idaho and West Virginia, respectively, to enable their participation on women’s and girls’ sports teams. Both trans athletes are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The justices will examine whether the landmark federal law, Title IX forbidding sex discrimination in education, applies in these inclusion cases. Idaho in 2020 became the first state to pass such restrictions with the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.Both sides in the legal dispute have accused the other of peddling false and misleading facts, terminology and narratives about enforcement of the state laws, and the stakes for both transgender and cisgender athletes.The Supreme Court in July agreed to hear the separate appeals from the states and is expected to issue final, binding rulings on the merits by late June.”Idaho’s women and girls deserve an equal playing field,” said Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, who is expected to argue the case in Tuesday’s public session. „For too long, activists have worked to sideline women and girls in their own sports.” States with such laws, and groups and lawmakers supporting them, say the issue is about common sense and student safety.Lawyers will tell the high court there are inherent physical differences between females and males, and these legislative acts would ensure those they call „male” or „boy” students cannot compete on girls’ sports teams involving competitive skill or contact.But LGBTQ+ rights supporters say such laws and labels are clearly discriminatory, and were never a big issue until some states sought to politicize them.Meanwhile, two West Virginia female students and their families came forward with the allegations against one of the trans plaintiffs ahead of oral arguments for the case next week. Fox News Digital is not disclosing the name of the trans athlete because the individual is a minor.TOP DEMS SILENT AFTER TRANS ATHLETE THEY BACKED IN SCOTUS CASE IS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATIONBridgeport High School female student Adaleia Cross, who is a former track and field teammate of the trans athlete when the two were at Bridgeport Middle School, alleges the trans athlete made comments to her that constituted sexual harassment in the girls’ locker room. Cross, who is one year older than the trans athlete, said she quit the track and field team at Bridgeport High School last year as a sophomore to avoid sharing a locker room again with the trans athlete once that athlete reached high school.Cross’ mother, Abby, told Fox News Digital what the trans athlete allegedly said to her daughter when they shared the girls’ locker room during the 2022-23 school year. Adaleia was in eighth grade, and the trans athlete was in seventh.Abby Cross alleged that the trans athlete made extremely graphic and vulgar sexual threats to her daughter and other girls on the team.The ACLU has responded to the Cross family’s allegations.”Our client and her mother deny these allegations and the school district investigated the allegations reported to the school by A.C. and found them to be unsubstantiated. We remain committed to defending the rights of all students under Title IX, including the right to a safe and inclusive learning environment free from harassment and discrimination,” read an ACLU statement provided to Fox News Digital.The Cross family’s attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) have responded to the ACLU’s statement. „Our client has sworn under oath and under penalty of perjury in numerous cases about the events that took place between her and the male athlete. As a result of the situation, (Cross) had to step away from the sport she loved entirely and sacrifice a key element of her school experience to protect herself,” read an ADF statement provided to Fox News Digital. ADF is also representing the state of West Virginia against the trans athlete in the case that is set to be reviewed by the Supreme Court.Former Lincoln Middle School girls’ track and field runner Emmy Salerno alleges the trans athlete used „intimidation tactics” against her after Salerno refused to compete against the trans athlete during an event in the 2024 spring season. „After we stepped out, it was an immediate personality change. He didn’t want to talk to me. He just wanted to stare at me, and just stare down,” Salerno told Fox News Digital.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPSalerno said there was an incident where the trans athlete followed her while they were at a local basketball game, making intimidating stares, and Salerno was concerned the trans athlete would try to „fight” her.”At the basketball game when he just followed me everywhere, I kind of felt like, ‘Is he going to try to fight me?’” Salerno said. „’Is he going to try and sneak up behind me and punch me?'”The ACLU has not responded to Fox News Digital’s request for a response to Salerno’s allegations. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Jackson Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital covering critical political and cultural issues in sports, with an investigative lens. Jackson’s reporting has been cited in federal government actions related to the enforcement of Title IX, and in legacy media outlets including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Associated Press and ESPN.com.
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