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NCAA to address transgender issue.(NEWSWATCH)(National Collegiate Athletic Association)(Brief article)

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At a fall NCAA meeting, staff and experts discussed the issue of transgendered varsity student athletes.

Last year, a track and field athlete at Bates College ME "came out" as transgendered. The 11-time all-American thrower, who was born female, cited a preference to be referred to as a male.

The NCAA currently has no policy related to transgendered student-athletes, but is opening a dialog about the issue. It now follows the gender listed on the student athlete's state identification documents and relies on the school's designation of that student.

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