NCAA president Charlie Baker separated himself from prior leadership’s stance on policies surrounding transgender athletes when testifying in front of a Senate committee.
“I’m not going to defend what happened in 2022,” Baker responded when asked about the NCAA’s policies surrounding transgenders using women’s locker rooms.
“I wasn’t there. I was still governor of the commonwealth. What I will say is, we have very specific rules and standards around the safety and security of all our student athletes, and anyone who hosts one of our national championships has to accept that they know what they are and then abide by them accordingly.” (Poll: Should Biological Men Compete in Women’s Sports? VOTE)
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“I don’t believe that policy would be the policy we would use today,” he added.
“My teammates and I were forced to undress in the presence of Lia, a 6-foot-4-tall biological male, fully intact with male genitalia, 18 times per week,” Former NCAA Division I swimmer Paula Scanlan stated regarding her experience swimming alongside transgender Lia Thomas
“Some girls opted to change in bathroom stalls, and others used the family bathroom to avoid this. When we tried to voice our concerns to the athletic department, we were told that Lia’s swimming and being in our locker room was a non-negotiable, and we were offered psychological services to attempt to re-educate us to become comfortable with the idea of undressing in front of a male.”
Baker confirmed the organization would enforce new policies moving forward, saying, “As I said before, the rules around transgender athletes generally are more restrictive today than they were in ‘22. And I can state pretty clearly that no one’s going to get forced into any sort of situation that’s going to make them uncomfortable. We make that very clear in the guidance that we give to anybody who hosts one of our championships, period.”
“I can tell you that the standards with respect to participation for trans athletes in women’s sports have been adjusted since then and continue to be adjusted based on conversation with other governing bodies.”
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