Columbia Bible College players denied allegations Vancouver Island made about the school fostering an unsafe environment because it has a trans player.

The Vancouver Island University women's basketball team is taking a stand after one of its players was allegedly harassed for being transgender.

Mackenzie, who is transgender, said the visiting team’s coach, Taylor Claggett, went on a “tirade” after losing on Oct. 25, yelling at a Mariners staff member about how Mackenzie shouldn’t be allowed to play against women. A social media account linked to Claggett also posted anti-trans messages after the game.

A group of college basketball players in Canada say they won't play a pair of games against another team in their division this weekend because of alleged verbal and physical mistreatment of a transgender teammate that they say hasn't been addressed.

Women's basketball players at Columbia Bible College released a letter condemning an opposing program with a trans athlete for defamatory comments.

While several college teams boycott games involving trans athletes, Vancouver Island University stands up for the safety of Harriette Mackenzie. The opposing schools denies any wrongdoing. The post Basketball team to boycott games against Christian college they say harassed their trans teammate appeared first on Outsports.