Florida AG threatens to sue American teachers swimming on gender participation policy

Florida’s attorney general James Uthmeier urged Tuesday to US teachers to swim to certify that his gender participation policy will change that allows their biological male members to compete against women or enter their costumes.

Uthmeier made the lawsuit at a press conference and said that the Florida headquarters will face a lawsuit if it does not meet the orders. The Board of Directors and the US Masters Rules Committee. UU. Updated its participation guidelines last month.

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“USMS allows members to register for the category of competition that are aligned with their identity and/or gender expression and participate in events sanctioned in that category,” said the new guidelines.

“However, swimmers will not be included in the recognition programs (as defined above) unless they are swimming in the category of competition that are aligned with their sex assigned to birth or meet the eligibility requirements” described in their statement.

To be eligible for women’s swimming programs in the USA.

“Members with 46 xy DSD whose gender identity or gender expression is feminine are eligible for recognition programs in the women’s category if they can establish the comfortable satisfaction of USMS that their sex assigned to birth is feminine,” added the policy.

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Uthmeier said the policy was not far enough.

“This is not acceptable and does not fly with Florida’s law,” he said, through News 35 Orlando. “This is not correct. We will use all the tools at our disposal … to make sure to protect women and girls. It still seems to me crazy that we have this conversation in this country, but we will always fight for what is correct in Florida.

“We are the state that Wake is going to die, and that will continue. We will always fight for what is correct and fair.”

The US teachers. Swimming responded to Uthmeier’s demand threat in a statement to News Digital on Tuesday later.

“US Masters swimming. Uu. Know the public comments made by Florida Attorney General today. We will respond to any direct investigation in good faith and in accordance with the applicable law,” said US masters swimming. UU.

“The eligibility for competitive recognition programs is based on the sex of a swimmer assigned to birth, low USMS provisional eligibility policy. Trans women are not eligible for records, 10 times 10 times and prizes in the category of women in all events sanctioned by USMS. However, it allows adults to participate in the category that aligns with their gender identity. These norms reflect legal review, members of the members and alignment with the eligibility policy of World Aquatics, of which USMS is a member federation. “

The US masters swimming was criticized earlier this year when a transgender swimmer won five gold medals in the women’s category.

Louisiana’s wife and a long time swimmer Wendy Enderle said she presented the request for an eligibility review after discovering that one of the competitors she has faced for years was transgender.

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Because the meeting in question took place in San Antonio, Texas, the State Attorney General, Ken Paxton, launched an investigation into whether the organization’s policies violated Texas consumer protection laws.

Jackson Thompson of News contributed to this report.

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