The Old Saybrook High School Track and Field team has been in the spotlight ever since an article published last month in a local newspaper started circulating on the internet.
The article featured a picture of the girls track and field team, which revealed the presence of a transgender student on the team.
Word quickly spread about the issues that had existed inside the girls locker room as a result.
Girls who identify as “biological girls” and who were born female felt unsafe with the presence of an athlete who was born a male inside the same locker room, especially considering the size differential.
The biological girls were forced to huddle in a corner of the locker room so they could change clothes with at least a modicum of privacy, hoping to remain out of view of the student who was born a biological boy.
Biological girls in this situation often experience psychological issues, feelings of embarrassment, and even feel fearful about joining a team in the first place, especially knowing that a biological boy may be watching them change in the locker room.
