Inclusive Endurance Sport

We created an open letter to USA Cycling, and would like you to sign it HERE . By banning trans women, USA Cycling is not only violating human rights laws in 22(ish) states but also directly contradicting their mission and values . As cyclists, we came together to race under the structure of USA Cycling because we believe in its mission to "grow bike racing" and its vision that "every bike racer has the opportunity to grow, compete, and win." Yet, Policy VII directly undermi

Our mission is twofold. First, we provide a space for trans people in sport to connect and share strategies for using existing laws to challenge exclusionary policies, with an emphasis on endurance sports. Second, we partner with events and series directors to ensure the races they produce are intentionally inclusive, guided by the voices and experiences of trans athletes so events avoid unintentionally creating exclusive spaces.

Progress continues as complaints have been brought to the ACLU and State Human Rights Agencies. We are waiting for responses. If you are, or you know of, a transgender cyclist who has been impacted or is not racing because of the new USA Cycling regulations, please contact us. If you have any contacts or connections at any of the civil rights organizations or with civil rights attorneys, please get in touch at hello@enduretogether.org

Event directors: we haven't forgotten about you. In addition to putting trans women in a bad position, events are now grappling with how to deal with this policy that many are not eager to have to enforce. Workarounds are out there but they are all a bit "separate but equal." You, too, may have grounds to pursue a complaint against USAC, depending on what state you are in (we not lawyers and this is not legal advice) . Send us an email or DM and join our working group to sha

This group was formed in response to USA Cycling’s (USAC) capitulation to the Executive Orders pushing trans women from women’s categories into men’s categories. These policies violate many state level Human Rights statutes. Our current project is to support trans women who are looking to use those state level Human Rights Statutes to mitigate the harm these policies create for trans cyclists in the United States, and to provide resources for allies and accomplices to rebuild