The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association announced it would no longer allow high school athletes to compete on the basis of “gender identity,” bringing the state into compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning biological males from participating in women’s sports.
The NIAA, Nevada’s top governing body for high school sports, reversed a state-wide policy on Tuesday that had permitted transgender athletes to play on teams based on their gender identity instead of their biological sex.
The 2014 policy was overhauled in a near-unanimous vote during an NIAA board meeting. Under the new policy, student-athletes must play only on teams that align with their “unaltered original birth certificate.”
“I commend the NIAA for taking this important and courageous step,” Nevada Republican Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony said
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