Official newspaper of elite US university Princeton comes out swinging in support of trans athletes
Princeton’s college newspaper has condemned policies that prohibit transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.
An opinion piece published in the Ivy League university’s newspaper, the Daily Princetonian, on Monday (28 October), argued that trans athletes “deserve better” at the New Jersey college and across the US.
Charlie Yale’s article claimed that Princeton has a particular issue with trans inclusion, pointing to a recent poll that showed 43.4 per cent of students support a ban on trans women in competitive sports, while just 28 per cent oppose it.
“This data reveals that Princeton students hold anti-trans beliefs,” Yale claimed. “We must admit this openly, interrogate why this is the case, and commit to ending pervasive transphobia in our community.”
They went on to condemn a number of colleges that have recently
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