Identity is not biology, says bobsledder Kaillie Humphries after Supreme Court transgender ruling

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Identity is not biology, says bobsledder Kaillie Humphries after Supreme Court transgender ruling

Fox News · 1 month ago

Kaillie Humphries, a three-time Olympic bobsledding gold medallist and five-time world champion, has written an opinion piece for OutKick welcoming a recent US Supreme Court ruling on transgender participation in women's sport. The court upheld the interpretation that Title IX protects an exclusive competitive category reserved for biological women, and Humphries argues this preserves the fairness and opportunities that generations of female athletes fought to secure.

Humphries, who competed for both Canada and the United States and became the first woman to win gold for two different countries, frames her argument around the idea that women's sport was established specifically to exclude men. She contends that this exclusivity is what allows girls and women to earn roster places, win championships, secure scholarships and attract sponsorship. Her piece is published alongside related Fox News commentary, including remarks from former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines and Education Secretary Linda McMahon supporting the ban on transgender athletes in female categories.

  • Supreme Court upheld Title IX as protecting a female-only sports category.
  • Olympic bobsledder Kaillie Humphries welcomed the ruling in an opinion piece.
  • She argues exclusivity underpins women's opportunities in sport.

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Originally published by Fox News as “Kaillie Humphries: Identity is not the same as biology. The Supreme Court agrees”.