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PIAA’s rule change for transgender athletes ‘unnecessary and unlawful’, advocates say

“I want to assure transgender and gender-expansive students, their families, and the people who love them that they are still legally protected under state and federal law," one lawyer said.

Advocates have said the PIAA's policy change around transgender athletes is illegal. In this 2022 file photo, a student walks down the steps of a mural supporting LGBTQ rights.
Advocates have said the PIAA's policy change around transgender athletes is illegal. In this 2022 file photo, a student walks down the steps of a mural supporting LGBTQ rights.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer