Andraya Yearwood

Andraya Yearwood is an American transgender student athlete from Connecticut. Yearwood began competing on the girl's team in early April, 2017 and won first place in the girls 100- and 200-meter dashes.[1] Yearwood's second-place finish at the June 4, 2017 Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) 100-yard dash finals, behind another transgender student, gained international media attention.[2] In 2018, writing on the subject of transgender people in sports, ESPN called Yearwood and a handful of other transgender athletes "focal points in a fight over the future of sports".[3] The decision of the State of Connecticut to allow Yearwood to compete on the women's team is a focus of debate surrounding Title IX and trans people.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Matthew Conyers (April 7, 2017), "At Cromwell High, Transgender Athlete Competes With Girls For First Time", Hartford Courant
  2. ↑ Cam Smith (June 7, 2017), Connecticut transgender sprinter Andraya Yearwood wins two state titles amidst controversy, USA Today High School Sports
  3. ↑ Katie Barnes (May 29, 2018), THEY ARE THE CHAMPIONS – In the face of fear and anger, two young transgender athletes fight to compete in the sports they love., ESPN
  4. ↑ Katelyn Burns (July 28, 2017), The Challenges Ahead for Transgender Athletes and Title IX Under Trump, Vice Sports

Further reading

  • Amy Hudak (June 12, 2018), Transgender track stars win state championship, ignites debate, Youngstown, Ohio: WKBN-TV News
  • Kia Morgan-Smith (June 13, 2018), Transgender track athletes speak out about backlash over high school victory, The Grio


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