PSAC Statement on Transgender Participation
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference office announced its position on transgender student-athlete participation Tuesday. The PSAC with its 18 member institutions; 17 located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, support the current NCAA policy that allows the opportunity for transgender athletes to compete in intercollegiate athletics.
The PSAC, along with the NCAA, have policies that provide for a fair and inclusive path for transgender participation in sports. Every opportunity for participation in sports should be made available to young people at every stage of development from youth sports to high school to intercollegiate athletics.
Pennsylvania campuses and towns are frequently selected as regional and national championship sites by the NCAA and the passage of House Bill 972 could jeopardize those opportunities.
There are many opportunities for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to support women’s sports and we stand willing to help in those endeavors.
ABOUT THE PSAC
Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg University, California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University, East Stroudsburg University, Edinboro University, Gannon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown University, Lock Haven University, Mansfield University, Mercyhurst University, Millersville University, The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Seton Hill University, Shepherd University, Shippensburg University, Slippery Rock University and West Chester University.