A high school volleyball team lost a playoff matchup after facing backlash over the inclusion of a transgender athlete.

Newsweek has reached out to the school district for comment via email.

Why It Matters

Sports organizations across the country continue to grapple with the issue of how to include transgender athletes . Critics have pushed for bans on transgender girls competing alongside other female athletes, raising questions of fairness and safety. Others, however, have said such policies would harm the transgender community.

Polls suggest that a majority of Americans oppose allowing transgender girls and women to compete with female athletes. A Pew Research Center poll from February found that 66 percent of Americans support requiring transgender athletes to compete on teams

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