YOUTH COUNCIL

Equality League supports a network of young athletes involved in competitive sports leagues by mentoring and training them as athlete advocates. The Equality League Youth Council developed during the Covid-19 quarantine.

They are applying their new advocacy skills to empower and protect athletes. In a matter of months, they crafted a letter to Congress, emailed and telephoned its members to support Senate Bill 2330 “Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act”, and saw it passed by both the Senate (on August 4) and the House (on October 1) by unanimous vote. It was signed into law by the president on October 31, 2020.

Congress appointed a Commission to study the system and, in March 2024, the Commission delivered their findings and recommendations. The EQL Youth Council will advocate in support of specific reforms that improve the power and protection of athletes by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the U.S. Center for SafeSport.