President Trump signs an executive order prohibiting transgender women from competing in female categories of sports, citing fairness concerns. The order empowers the Department of Education to investigate schools for Title IX violations and potentially risk federal funding. LGBT advocacy and human rights organizations condemn the move as discriminatory.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prohibits transgender women from competing in female categories of sports. The order provides guidance, regulations, and legal interpretations, and it will enlist the Department of Education to investigate high schools believed to be non-compliant. Republicans argue that this move restores fairness to sports, but LGBT advocacy and human rights organizations have condemned it as discriminatory.
The order, which takes effect immediately, primarily covers high school, university, and grassroots sports. Several sporting governing bodies, including swimming, athletics, and golf, have already banned transgender women from competing in the female category at the elite level if they have undergone male puberty. According to White House officials who briefed reporters on Wednesday morning, this latest order empowers the Department of Education to investigate how schools implement Title IX, a US law that prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs. An administration official stated that the executive order will reverse the position of the Biden administration, which in April last year said that LGBT students would be protected by federal law, although it did not provide specific guidance on transgender athletes. 'If you allow men to take over women's sports teams or invade your locker rooms, you will be investigated for violations of Title IX and risk your federal funding,' Trump explained. Additionally, the White House plans to invite sporting bodies, such as the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), to the White House to meet with female athletes and their parents to discuss concerns. The official who discussed the order said the US would do everything in its power to prevent transgender athletes from competing against females in International Olympic Committee competitions held on US soil. The White House officials characterized the policies as broadly popular with Americans and crucial to ensuring 'fairness' for women in sports, as well as safety. In a statement, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said that the order 'exposes young people to harassment and discrimination, emboldening people to question the gender of kids who don't fit a narrow view of how they're supposed to dress or look.' 'For so many students, sports are about finding somewhere to belong,' Ms. Robinson added. 'Not partisan policies that make life harder for them.' Less than 1% of the population over the age of 13 in the US are transgender, according to a study by the UCLA Williams Institute, and the number playing sports is smaller. On Trump's first day in office on January 20th, 2017, he signed a separate order calling for the federal government to officially define sex as either male or female
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