Minnesota Schools Can Restore Fair Competition—Right Now
Minnesota Students Need YOU
To Help Us Reach All 509 Member Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark June 30, 2026, decision in West Virginia v. BPJ made these things clear: separating athletic competition based on biological sex is legally permissible
and is not discrimination based on gender identity.
The International Olympic Committee, the NCAA, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and 27 other states already base eligibility for athletic competition on biological sex. Minnesota can now too.
Just as importantly, Minnesota already has a process to make this change.
Under the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Constitution, Member Schools—not the League Board, the Legislature, or the Governor—have the authority to propose and vote on amendments to League bylaws.
That means Minnesota schools can restore biology-based eligibility for high school sports without waiting for another legislative session, another election, or years of additional litigation.
Let's fix this together!
Why This Matters
For more than 45 years, Minnesota high school athletics separated girls' and boys' teams based on biological sex. When girls' athletics were added to the League in 1969, that was the standard eligibility rule, and it remained in place until 2014.
In 2014, however, the MSHSL's Board adopted a policy allowing biological males who claim a feminine gender identity to compete on girls' teams. That policy was adopted by the Board itself—it was not approved by a vote of the League's Member Schools.
League membership requires that Member Schools comply with Board policies and no Member School has attempted to disregard the policy or leave the League, despite ongoing concerns about fairness and athlete safety.
The Legal Landscape Has Changed
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Minnesota school districts and the MSHSL regarding eligibility policies for girls' sports.
Minnesota school districts agree to comply with federal Title IX as a condition of accepting other federal education funding. The Department concluded that because Minnesota allows biological males on some girls’ teams, it was not in compliance with federal Title IX requirements, placing federal education funding for Minnesota school districts at risk if they did not amend the policy.
Minnesota officials declined to change course, and the dispute ultimately escalated to federal litigation filed in 2026.
In its reasoning, the MSHSL maintained that biology-based eligibility was not legally permissible because it conflicts with the Minnesota Human Rights Act and the Minnesota Constitution which prohibit discrimination based on gender identity.
The Supreme Court's June 30, 2026, decision fundamentally changed that legal landscape.
The Court concluded that separating athletic competition based on biological sex is not discrimination based on gender identity and recognized athlete safety and fair competition as legitimate reasons for maintaining separate girls' and boys' athletic teams.
That decision removes the primary legal obstacle that has prevented Minnesota from adopting the same approach used across much of the country.
Minnesota State
High School League (MSHSL)
The MSHSL was created by its Member Schools more than 100 years ago, and its governing documents give those schools the authority to propose and vote on bylaw amendments.
That means the schools themselves can lead this change.
This is how self-governance is supposed to work.
Here's How You Can Help
If your school is a Member School of the MSHSL, you can help move this amendment forward with these 3 steps.
01
READ THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
See exactly what the proposed bylaw would change.
02
ASK REPS TO SUBMIT THE AMENDMENT
and GET BOARD MEMBER SUPPORT
Every Member School appoints two representatives who exercise the school's voting authority within the League.
Ask them to submit the proposed bylaw amendment to the MSHSL.
Encourage your elected school board members to publicly back the amendment and to support the school's designated representatives in submitting it. NOTE: If downloading on mobile phone, it may save to "downloads" rather than opening up as a photo.
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SPREAD THE WORD
Share the campaign with others in your community. Share the website and campaign on social media.
Help Us Reach All
509 Member Schools
Every Minnesota Member School has a voice.
If you are your school’s MSHSL representative and have signed and sent your letter in support of the proposed amendment to the League, let us know by sending an email.
We will use this website to publicly track participation and progress as more schools join the effort to restore biology-based eligibility for high school sports.
Together, Minnesota schools can lead!
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