RUSH TRANSCRIPT For decades ░░░░░░░░ have provided athletic opportunities ░░░░░░░░ women and girl on ░░░░░░░░ same footing as boys ░░░░░░░░ now the opportunities for ░░░░░░░░ are shoved aside for ░░░░░░░░ new priority Transgender athletes ░░░░░░░░ males who identify as ░░░░░░░░ identify and dominant in ░░░░░░░░ sports The power lifting ░░░░░░░░ example may have to ░░░░░░░░ to court protect the ░░░░░░░░ of the Girls to ░░░░░░░░ on fair playing field ░░░░░░░░ C Cooper biological male ░░░░░░░░ barred from lifting in ░░░░░░░░ Minnesota competition and filed ░░░░░░░░ complaint against the organization ░░░░░░░░ Connecticut high school track ░░░░░░░░ who failed to qualify ░░░░░░░░ regionals in the 55 ░░░░░░░░ dash by two spots ░░░░░░░░ out two of the ░░░░░░░░ who beat her were ░░░░░░░░ males who were able ░░░░░░░░ enter the race because ░░░░░░░░ identify as transgender and ░░░░░░░░ joins us with Alliance ░░░░░░░░ Freedom attorney Christiana folcum ░░░░░░░░ you for coming on ░░░░░░░░ tell us your story ░░░░░░░░ we mistake that You ░░░░░░░░ in a race two ░░░░░░░░ males were allowed to ░░░░░░░░ and you didn t ░░░░░░░░ it by two slots ░░░░░░░░ that correct Yes it ░░░░░░░░ I came in eighth ░░░░░░░░ and the top six ░░░░░░░░ for the regional new ░░░░░░░░ land meet If they ░░░░░░░░ not competing I would ░░░░░░░░ been the sixth girl ░░░░░░░░ moved on and advanced ░░░░░░░░ Did you raise your ░░░░░░░░ and say something say ░░░░░░░░ about this Yes I ░░░░░░░░ been vocal since earlier ░░░░░░░░ winter And my mother ░░░░░░░░ been for a year ░░░░░░░░ Tucker What was the ░░░░░░░░ you got when you ░░░░░░░░ something about it I ░░░░░░░░ gotten nothing but support ░░░░░░░░ the teammates And from ░░░░░░░░ athletes but I have ░░░░░░░░ some retaliation from school ░░░░░░░░ and coaches Tucker Oh ░░░░░░░░ us what kind of ░░░░░░░░ I have gotten difficult ░░░░░░░░ for me to complete ░░░░░░░░ practice If I don ░░░░░░░░ fulfill the requests I ░░░░░░░░ t compete at all ░░░░░░░░ never happened before Only ░░░░░░░░ my parents met with ░░░░░░░░ school principal Tucker Christiana ░░░░░░░░ there any chance of ░░░░░░░░ being undone Absolutely yes ░░░░░░░░ like Selina shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ forced to be spectate ░░░░░░░░ in their own sports ░░░░░░░░ that is exactly what ░░░░░░░░ taking place when you ░░░░░░░░ biological males to compete ░░░░░░░░ sports set aside and ░░░░░░░░ for women like Selina ░░░░░░░░ IX was designed to ░░░░░░░░ Girls have a fair ░░░░░░░░ at athletics and are ░░░░░░░░ denied the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ at the highest level ░░░░░░░░ competition So Alliance Defending ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of Selina ░░░░░░░░ other brave athletes is ░░░░░░░░ the process of filing ░░░░░░░░ IX complaint to ask ░░░░░░░░ of Education to step ░░░░░░░░ investigate and restore a ░░░░░░░░ playing field for Selina ░░░░░░░░ Do other Girls on ░░░░░░░░ team feel the way ░░░░░░░░ do that the opportunities ░░░░░░░░ taken from you by ░░░░░░░░ males No one in ░░░░░░░░ state of Connecticut is ░░░░░░░░ about this But no ░░░░░░░░ has enough courage to ░░░░░░░░ up I haven t ░░░░░░░░ the only one affected ░░░░░░░░ are countless other female ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ and the entire indoor ░░░░░░░░ team We missed out ░░░░░░░░ winning the state open ░░░░░░░░ because of the team ░░░░░░░░ the transgender athlete was ░░░░░░░░ To underscore inequity one ░░░░░░░░ the male athletes hold ░░░░░░░░ records inside Connecticut that ░░░░░░░░ once held by 10 ░░░░░░░░ Girls and established over ░░░░░░░░ course of 20 year ░░░░░░░░ It s unfair to ░░░░░░░░ biological male to step ░░░░░░░░ the women sports and ░░░░░░░░ them Take away opportunities ░░░░░░░░ medal and be on ░░░░░░░░ podium and advance for ░░░░░░░░ for young women It ░░░░░░░░ grotesque and insane and ░░░░░░░░ women and Girls and ░░░░░░░░ people who claim to ░░░░░░░░ the women and Girls ░░░░░░░░ it and make it ░░░░░░░░ You are right Tucker ░░░░░░░░ are a brave girl ░░░░░░░░ standing up Thank you ░░░░░░░░ In the face of ░░░░░░░░ I m sure intense ░░░░░░░░ to be quiet and ░░░░░░░░ Good for you for ░░░░░░░░ Thank you both very ░░░░░░░░ Good to see you ░░░░░░░░ you.