Keweenaw Roller Derby firmly stands in support of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive athletes within our league and throughout the roller derby community; across neighboring leagues, competing teams, and leagues around the world.
Across the country, transgender participation in sports continues to face legal, political, and policy challenges. Recent federal actions and court decisions have changed the landscape for transgender athletes, particularly in school and collegiate athletics. In June 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws restricting transgender girls and women from participating on female athletic teams in Idaho and West Virginia. These developments make it especially important for organizations like ours to clearly communicate who we are and what we stand for.
Keweenaw Roller Derby remains committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, safe, and welcoming environment for our skaters, officials, volunteers, fans, and community. Roller derby is a sport where people of different identities, backgrounds, bodies, and experiences can find community, challenge themselves, and belong.
We affirm transgender, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-expansive people as valued members of our community. We support inclusive participation consistent with the policies and standards of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and we celebrate the contributions of people of all gender identities throughout our sport.
Discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or exclusionary behavior has no place in KRD. We will continue working to create an environment where people are treated with dignity and respect and where our members feel supported both on and off the track.
Our commitment to inclusion is not dependent on the political climate. As laws, policies, and court decisions surrounding transgender participation in sports continue to evolve, our values remain the same: respect, community, acceptance, empowerment, and belonging.
We recognize that sports can be much more than competition. They create friendships, confidence, leadership, physical activity, and connection to community. Everyone deserves the opportunity to experience those benefits without being made to feel that their identity makes them less worthy of belonging.
To our transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive teammates, officials, volunteers, friends, and fans: you are seen, you are valued, and you are an important part of our derby community.
