On Wednesday (Feb. 5), President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at barring transgender athletes from women’s sports.
The order, titled “Keep Men Out of Women’s Sports,” stipulates that all funds will be cut from educational organizations that allow transgender athletes to compete in female sports programs and that the United States will advocate for international sports governing bodies to adopt the same policy.
The order notes that “under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (Title IX), educational institutions receiving Federal funds cannot deny women an equal opportunity to participate in sports” and argues in line with at least two federal court decisions that “ignoring fundamental biological truths between the two sexes deprives women and girls of meaningful access to educational facilities.”
“Therefore, it is the policy of the United States to rescind all funds from educational programs that deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities,” the order states, “which results in the endangerment, humiliation, and silencing of women and girls and deprives them of privacy.”
“It shall also be the policy of the United States to oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth,” the order continues.
Trump signed the executive order at the White House on Wednesday, flanked by a crowd of young children.
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“You’ve been waiting a long time for this,” Trump said to begin an address prior to the signing. “So have I.” As Trump spoke he turned toward a group of advocates positioned near him. Among them was Riley Gaines, a former college swimmer and well-known activist against transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.
“Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes and will not allow men to beat up, injure, and cheat our women and our girls,” Trump went on to say. “From now on, women’s sports will be only for women.”
“With this executive order, the war on women’s sports is over,” Trump said.
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