Transgender Athlete Debate Hits Volleyball

A San Jose State University volleyball player is at the center of controversy over transgender athletes. Here’s what we know
The San Jose State University women’s volleyball team is set to face Boise State University Friday at the Mountain West tournament in what would usually be a celebration of athletic prowess and achievement.
How a women’s college volleyball team became the center of the transgender athlete debate
Brooke Slusser, a co-captain of the San Jose State University women’s volleyball team who was among a group that filed a lawsuit to bar a transgender woman from continuing to play on the team, sits on a bench in San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 18. (AMY OSBORNE/New York Times)
Forfeit question hangs over San Jose State transgender volleyball controversy after appeal denied
San Jose State can play in the Mountain West Conference tournament — but when will they? A team that previously boycotted at least one match against the San Jose State women’s volleyball
Suspended coach claims San Jose State tried threatening her to stay silent in transgender controversy
Batie-Smoose was suspended indefinitely after she filed a Title IX complaint against San Jose State University, alleging that Blaire Fleming, the team’s transgender player, conspired with an opponent to help the team lose a match and injure teammate Brooke Slusser.
San Jose State women's volleyball in middle of national debate about transgender athletes
What has become a contentious topic across the country found its way to San Jose State's campus in September, when Spartans Volleyball co-captain Brooke Slusser joined a national lawsuit aiming to ban transgender women from competing in women's sports and outed one of her teammates in the process.
Judge rules that San Jose State’s purportedly transgender player can compete at MW tournament
Slusser and the others sued San Jose State officials, the conference and other defendants in Colorado federal court Nov. 13. For courts, temporary injunctions like those sought in this case are intended to “preserve the status quo” until a trial can provide a legal resolution, Crews said.
San Jose State’s Opponent Boycotts Game Over Transgender Player. Again.
The San Jose State University Spartans women’s volleyball team, which is at the center of a national debate over the inclusion of transgender women in women’s sports, advanced to its conference championship on Saturday without having played a single game in the tournament.
Sports columnist claims ‘cisgender women’ are the ‘real threat’ in SJSU trans controversy
With San Jose State's women's volleyball team in the Mountain West final amid forfeits, a USA Today columnist says those refusing to play SJSU are the "real threat."
San Jose State Advances Without Playing: The Transgender Athlete Debate Hits Volleyball
The Spartans’ path to the Mountain West Conference championship raises complex questions about fairness, inclusion, and the future of women’s sports.
Women's volleyball player, accused of conspiring with SJSU transgender athlete, kneels during national anthem
A Colorado State women's volleyball player who allegedly conspired with trans athlete Blaire Fleming to influence a match, ...
Woke college volleyball final pits transgender player against ‘take a knee’ protesters
Woke sports fans may have a tough time deciding which team to root for in the Mountain West Conference women’s volleyball ...
Appeals court rejects emergency bid to ban transgender San Jose State volleyball player from championship tournament
A last-minute appeal by a San Jose State University women’s volleyball player to get her transgender teammate banned from a ...
SJSU transgender volleyball scandal: Timeline of allegations, political impact and a raging culture movement
The San Jose State women's volleyball transgender scandal will come to a head in Las Vegas for the Mountain West Tournament; ...
Who Is Blaire Fleming? College Athlete Faces Transgender Boycott
Blaire Fleming, a senior on the San José State University women's volleyball team, has again become a focal point over ...
Transgender volleyball controversy: Judge rules San Jose State women’s volleyball player eligible to play in conference tournament
A federal judge denied emergency injunctive relief despite complaints from competitors who object to the Spartans player's ...