Trump bars trans athletes from women's sports

I tell people all the time, I will go to jail for saving their child's life."

Gaston said

If you can get that done, and you turn us a birth certificate that says 'this gender,' that's the gender we go with." ... It's not illegal if you don't get caught."

IISD executive director of campus operations Reny Lizardo gave an undercover reporter similar advice, commenting ... He added

Irving ISD complies with all state and federal laws, and all employees are expected to adhere to any and all legal and ethical standards."

In a statement, IISD said

Any systematic effort by a school district to sidestep state law and allow biological boys to play in girls' sports in Texas will be rooted out, and my office will explore all avenues to hold those responsible to account."

He commented

Fatima Goss GravescEO, National Women’s Law Center

Contrary to what the president wants you to believe, trans students do not pose threats to sports, schools or this country, and they deserve the same opportunities as their peers to learn, play and grow up in safe environments,

she said

Things could’ve been so different. Gender insanity was the final straw that brought a lot of moderates to the side of common sense.”

She wrote on X

Trans women can have disadvantages because their larger frames are now being powered by reduced muscle mass and reduced aerobic capacity, but that’s not as obvious as the advantages of simply being bigger,

Joanna Harper, a sports scientist who is transgender, told the BBC

If you’re going to have women’s sports, if you’re going to provide opportunities for women, then they have to be equally safe, equally fair, and equally private opportunities, and so that means that you’re going to preserve women’s sports for women.”

Defending the policy, a White House official told CNN

We will get critical race theory and transgender insanity the hell out of our schools,

Trump said a day before being sworn in in Washington

Anti-LGBTQ politicians with a record of abusing and silencing women and stripping their health care have zero credibility in any conversation about protecting women and girls,

the group said in a statement

We’ve known this day was likely to occur for a long time, as this administration continues to pursue simple solutions to complex issues, often resulting in animus towards the most marginalised communities in our country,

the group said in a statement

The question isn’t ‘Do trans women have advantages?’ – but instead, ‘Can trans women and women compete against one another in meaningful competition?’ Truthfully, the answer isn’t definitive yet,

she said

This absolutely protects women, and this is what the majority of the country voted for,

the user wrote

Why do you care more about the feelings of some biological males over the rights and safety of women? There's a name for it when men are prioritized over women and given more rights. I was taught that's misogyny,

the user wrote

Nothing in your post is true. Transgender kids are not banned from playing sports - they just have to play on teams and in leagues where their sex matches the other athletes. Or they can form their own leagues. This was done to keep men from dominating women's sports by pretending to be women. AKA 'protecting women's sports.'

one user wrote

Jasmine Crockettrepresentative

On National Girls & Women in Sports Day, Trump is: - banning trans kids from playing sports - trying to cut Title IX women’s and girls’ athletics grants -removing references to women, female and equality on government websites,

Crockett wrote

In fact, Ms. Perry, I know your organization, the Heritage Foundation, loves Texas. Oh, they love Texas,

she added

This is a great day for women and girls across our Country. Men should have NEVER been allowed to compete against women in the first place, but I am proud to be the President to SAVE Women's Sports,

Trump said, adding

A4TE condemns the National Collegiate Athletic Association's move to pre-emptively comply with a blatantly discriminatory and unconstitutional policy."

One group, Advocates for Trans Equality, on Wednesday singled out the NCAA for criticism, saying in a statement

IT IS NOW BANNED!"

Trump exulted in the NCAA policy change with a social media post announcing