Us President Donald Trump Signed an Executive Order on Wednsday to Ban Transgender Athletes from Competing in Women’s Sports. “From now on women’s sports will be only for women,” trump said before signing the order at the white house, where he was joined by Children and FEMALE Athletes. “With this Executive Order, The War on Women’s Sports is Over.”
Top Republicans, Including Us House Speaker Mike Johnson and Congresswoman Marjorie Green, Attended The Signing Ceremony. Trump said, “We will defend the proud tradition of female athletes, and we will not doat allow men to beat up, injure and cheat our women and our girls,” which was met with applause.
The Order, Titled “Keeping Men out of women’s sports,” Gives federal agencies wide latitude to ensure entities that receive faderal funding abide by Title IX In Alignment with the Trump Administration’s View, which interprets “sex” as the gender someone was assigned at birth.
The Order Allows Us Government Agency to Cut Funding to Schools that Permit Transgender Athletes to compete on women’s teams. “If you let men take over women’s sports or invade your locker Rooms, you will be investigated and risk your federal funding,” Trump said.
Trump also said he would push the International Olympic Committee (Ioc) to change its rules on transgender athletes before the 2028 los angeles games. He stated that Secretary of State Marco Rubio Had Been Directed to Tell the IOC, “We want them to change Everything having to do with the olympics and having to do with this absoluletry ridiculoux Subject.”
Additionally, Trump said He Had Ordered Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem to Deny Visas to individuals who, according to Him, Falsely Identtify as Women Athletes to Ener the Us for the Us for the Us for the Us for the Us for the Us.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Said The Order “Upholds of Title IX” and will mandate “immediative action, include enforce action” Video Single-SEX Sports and Locker Rooms for Women.
The order was issued on National Girls and Women in Sports Day and is the latest in a series of executive actions by the republican president focusing on transgender.
Policy changes
Since returning to office, trump has signed several Orders related to Gender Identity. At his inauguration, he announced that us government policy will only recognize two genders, male and female, ending the option of a third gender in some settings.
Shortly after, he signed an order removing what he called “transgender ideaology” from the Military, effectively banning transgender troops. Another order restricted gender transition procedus for individuals under 19.
During the 2024 Election CampaignTrump frequently criticized democrats on transgender rights. He used the phrase, “Kamala harris is for them/them. President trump is for you,” Referring to her support for transgender rights. He also brieft up her previous support for Gender Reassignment Proceeds for Prisoners.
The Executive Order Follows a Bill Passed In January by the Republican-Led House of Representatives that restricted transgender athletes from participating in girls and women’s sports.
As transgender people have gained more visible in the US, discusations about gender and fairyness in Sports have increased. Many Conservatives have focused on this issue, Emphasizing Protections for Women’s Sports.