SALEM, Va. (WFXR)- Attorney General Jason Miyares said an investigation by his Office of Civil Rights determined that female athletes at Roanoke College were discriminated against based on sex.
It stems from events that began in August 2023, when members of the women’s swim team found out a biological male was joining the team. The transgender athlete was previously a member of the college’s men’s swim team. Members of the women’s swim team went public with their objections in October 2023.
“My feelings, our team’s feelings and comfort were blatantly ignored and only one athlete was prioritized,” said then team captain Kate Pearson, during the October 5, 2023 press conference. “I felt unheard and unseen. Our comfort was undervalued and discarded.”…