The Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS) is an advocacy and outreach organization that has raised funds to support multiple lawsuits concerning the participation of transgender women in women's sports, including supporting Riley Gaines' lawsuit against the NCAA.
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Describes an advocacy organization's activities related to litigation over transgender participation in women's sports.
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is a legal advocacy organization that has represented plaintiffs and states in litigation seeking to restrict the participation of transgender women in girls' and women's sports, including cases originating in Idaho and West Virginia.
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Summarizes the role of a legal organization in litigation over transgender athletes in female sports categories.
The Independent Council on Women's Sports has argued in legal briefs that sex-separated sport is necessary for girls' healthy development and that male biological advantages can disadvantage female athletes competitively, potentially causing girls to leave sport.
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Represents the policy position presented in amicus briefs concerning the rationale for sex-separated sports.