Trans athlete speaks out against colleges for not offering full scholarship to compete as women's runner
Transgender NCAA track and field athlete Sadie Schreiner released a social media video complaining about the lack of transfer opportunities for trans athletes in college this year. Schreiner, who has competed at the Division-III Rochester Institute of Technology, lamented the lack of options that have been presented to trans athletes looking to transfer this year, as 25 U.S. states have enacted laws to prevent trans inclusion in women's sports. "Among all the hurdles transfers usually have, there is an extra layer because it is trans, 50% of the country banned me from participating and that meant I couldn't attend any of those colleges even if they reached out to me with a full ride," Schreiner said. However, the laws in place wouldn't bar Schreiner from "attending" those colleges, just from competing on women's sports teams. "It also became clear that states that did, no matter how adamant the coaches were to have me on their teams, the co...