HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut's policy allowing transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports violates the civil rights of athletes who have always identified as female, the U.S.
Education Department has determined in a decision that could force the state to change course to keep federal funding and influence others to do the same.
A letter from the department's civil rights office, a copy of which was obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, came in response to a complaint filed