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Texas passes law banning boys from competing on girls' sports teams
Texas' Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that requires students to participate on sports teams that correspond with their biological sex, as determined by the birth certificate issued at or near the time they were born.
Biden's secretary of education warns states against enacting laws to protect women's sports
The United States Secretary of Education has expressed support for allowing trans-identified athletes to compete in sports that correspond with their gender identity as opposed to their biological sex, hinting that the federal government would take action against states that have passed laws requiring athletes to compete in sports teams that match their biological sex.
Christian school forfeits girls' basketball playoff game to protest male player on opposing team
A girls' basketball team at a Christian high school in Vermont withdrew from a state tournament game because its opponents had a biological boy competing as a girl, prompting concerns about fairness and the safety of its female players.
'Sexist': Trans advocate claims preventing men from competing against female athletes unfair
Women's sports advocate Riley Gaines faced an accusation of "transphobia" logged by a member of Congress at a hearing earlier this week where a separate witness claimed that preventing male athletes from competing against women enforces sexist stereotypes and women should "learn to lose gracefully."
Female athletes slam IOC's trans athlete participation guidelines as a 'disgrace'
The International Olympic Committee has revised its guidelines regarding trans-identified athletes' participation in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France, as debates about fairness in women’s sports continue.
Female athlete slams effort to 'fully eradicate women,' deny 'basic truths'
A female competitive swimmer decried how she was used and reduced to a “photo op” after she tied with a male competitor who changed his sexual identity to compete on the women's team at his university.
USA Boxing letting biological males compete against females
The national governing body for Olympic-style boxing in the United States will allow trans-identified males to compete against female athletes, according to its updated rule book.
'Spineless': ESPN celebrates trans-identified male athlete for Women's History Month
An outspoken female athlete is urging her followers to boycott ESPN, deriding the cable sports channel as “spineless” for promoting a trans-identified man as a figure worthy of celebration during Women’s History Month.
New Hampshire bans body mutilating trans surgeries for under-18s, boys from girls' sports
New Hampshire has become the latest state to ban body-mutilating sex-change surgeries from being performed on minors and prohibit boys from competing in girls-only sports and athletic competitions.
UN expert opposes Biden's Title IX changes allowing biological males in women's sports
A United Nations-affiliated expert is warning the United States government that proposed changes to longstanding U.S. law that would allow trans-identified males to compete in women's sports could cause the U.S. to violate "international human rights obligations."
Groups slam Gov. DeWine's executive order banning trans surgeries but not puberty blockers
Conservative advocacy groups are condemning Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s executive order to ban sex-change surgeries for minors as insufficient as an effort to override his veto of a bill that would have prohibited all forms of body disfiguring drugs and procedures on youth continues.
Biden says state laws banning gender transition surgeries for minors are 'close to sinful': 'It's cruel'
President Joe Biden appeared to describe laws restricting trans-identified youth from undergoing genital-mutilating surgeries and competing on sports teams that align with their gender identity as "close to sinful" in response to Florida and other states enacting such measures.
Trans-identified swimmer wins NCAA women's championship amid protests over fairness
A trans-identified athlete has won a major college championship, sparking outrage from groups opposed to allowing biological males who identify as females to compete on women’s sports teams.
Trump vows to fight 'transgender insanity,' sign law banning 'child genital mutilation'
Former President Donald Trump has vowed to clamp down on "transgender insanity" if he returns to the White House in 2025 by building on actions taken at the state level to prohibit some of the most controversial aspects of LGBT ideology.
Most Americans oppose men on women's sports teams, drag shows and puberty blockers for kids: poll
A majority of Americans oppose allowing men who identify as trans to compete on women's sports teams and disprove of exposing children to drag shows, a new survey has found.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt enacts Women’s Bill of Rights via executive order
The governor of Oklahoma has signed an executive order establishing a Women’s Bill of Rights as concerns about the impact of trans ideology on fairness and privacy for women continue.
West Virginia asks Supreme Court to lift order blocking law protecting girls' sports
The West Virginia Attorney General had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court ruling blocking a law banning boys from competing on girls' sports teams.
Indiana becomes 17th state to bar biological males from girls’ sports; ACLU sues
The Indiana legislature has overridden Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill banning biological males from participating in sports reserved for female student-athletes, prompting the American Civil Liberties Union to sue.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali says 2022 is 'the year the West erased women': 'A tale of 2 different final chapters'
Human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali believes 2022 is "the year the West erased women," expressing concern about embracing an ideology that seeks to treat trans-identified males the same as women.
Arizona bans gender reassignment surgeries for minors, biological males from women's sports
Arizona’s Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has signed bills banning biological men from competing in women’s sports and preventing children under the age of 18 from undergoing gender reassignment surgery.
