Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has initiated legal action against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), accusing the organization of undermining women's sports by permitting biological males to compete.
The lawsuit alleges that the NCAA is misrepresenting women's sports, thereby engaging in deceptive practices.
As reported by The Post Millennial, Paxton asserts that the NCAA's actions contravene the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), legislation aimed at shielding consumers from misleading advertising and business practices. The lawsuit contends that the NCAA has not upheld its implied commitment to ensure women's competitions are solely for biological females. It also accuses the NCAA of failing to disclose the biological sex of all participants in these events.
In a public statement, Paxton declared, "Today, I sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for engaging in false, deceptive, and misleading practices by marketing sporting events as 'womens' competitions only to then provide consumers with mixed sex competitions where biological males compete against biological females." His office further emphasized that the assurance of women-only competitors is a significant factor for many supporters of women's sports. "By falsely advertising these competitions as womens sports, the NCAA misleads consumers and undermines trust in the integrity of college athletics.
The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction from the court, barring the NCAA from allowing biological males to participate in women's sports events within Texas or involving Texas-based teams. Alternatively, it demands that the NCAA be compelled to accurately advertise such events as mixed-sex competitions, rather than women's sports.
Paxton criticized the NCAA, stating, The NCAA is intentionally and knowingly jeopardizing the safety and wellbeing of women by deceptively changing womens competitions into co-ed competitions. He added, When people watch a womens volleyball game, for example, they expect to see women playing against other womennot biological males pretending to be something they are not. Radical gender theory has no place in college sports.
Earlier this year, the NCAA faced a similar lawsuit filed by 16 female athletes, including Riley Gaines. The lawsuit revolved around former UPenn swimmer and trans-identified male Lia Thomas, who gained prominence during the 2022 swimming season, culminating in a victory at the 2022 NCAA Swimming Championships.
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