Key TakeawaysThe Virginia Attorney General found Roanoke College violated state and federal civil rights laws by allowing a male swimmer to join the women's swim team.The AG's report cited three violations, including denial of equal accommodations and resources for female swimmers, and retaliation against those who spoke out about the discrimination.The college denied any wrongdoing, arguing it fully cooperated with the AG's investigation and that the transgender swimmer never competed on the妇女团队。一个保守的妇女团体庆祝这一发现是体育妇女权利的胜利,强调了性别分离的田径运动的生物公平性。弗吉尼亚州总检察长的民权办公室最近发现罗阿诺克学院违反了《弗吉尼亚人权法》,以及五个标准中的三个标题,允许一名男性游泳运动员加入女子游泳队。 但是,当学院修复联系时,学院“绝对”否认了任何不法行为。另一方面,一个保守的妇女团体称赞该农业的发现是女运动员的胜利。“这不仅是罗阿诺克妇女的胜利,而且是弗吉尼亚州的所有女性,他们应得到公平,公平和安全性的性运动中的公平性,公平性和安全性的胜利。罗阿诺克学院绝对是错误的。 email.Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares published his Office of Civil Rights finding Aug. 25 in response to concerns that female athletes raised back in 2023 about a trans-identifying biological male joining the college’s swim team.Miyares determined that the public college violated the state’s Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, as well as Title IX, a federal law that bans discrimination on the basis of sex,特别是在获得联邦资金的教育机构中。 律师