Female volleyball players have filed lawsuits against the Mountain West Conference over the inclusion of trans-identifying male players in their sport

Women's volleyball players filed multiple lawsuits on Wednesday against the Mountain West Conference over the inclusion of trans-identifying male players in their sport.

A dozen women have cited violations of their First Amendment rights and Title IX protections in response to San Jose State University's biologically male star player Blaire Fleming’s participation in the MWC .

Four schools in the conference have already forfeited games against SJSU , prompting four schools to forfeit games.

The suit claims that the policy is “intended to chill protests and other expressive conduct, including boycotts , on a women's rights issue”.