ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota High School League ruled that transgender athletes can participate in sports in the gender they choose. There will be no discrimination based on gender identity, the League said in a formal statement. This, the League said, comports with state law, the Minnesota Human Rights Act, and the state Constitution. The announcement adds to chaos introduced by President Trump, who last week ordered bans on transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. Bowing to Trump pressure, the NCAA changed its participation policy for college-level transgender athletes and limited competition in women’s sports to athletes who were assigned female at birth.
