Hannah Arensman, a 35-time national cyclocross winner, decided to retire at the age of 25 following a loss to a transgender competitor. She shared her decision along with 67 female athletes and supporters in a recent Supreme Court amicus brief filing (pdf) in support of a West Virginia law that would keep biological men out…
Female Athlete Retires After Competing Against Biological Men, Says Girls ‘No Longer Have a Fair Chance’
School Refers Counselors for Federal Investigation for Allegedly ‘Misgendering Students’
May 24, 2023
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Three middle school counselors in Amherst, Massachusetts, have been placed on administrative leave over claims they allegedly misgendered LGBT students and tried to convert them. According to a May 9 notice to the counselors, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School initiated a Title IX complaint against the three school officials and referred the matter for federal investigation…
GOP Governors Urge Biden Admin to Drop Title IX Overhaul, Protect Women’s Sports
May 12, 2023
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Half of the nation’s governors are asking the Biden administration to either withdraw or delay a proposed rule aimed at preventing schools from barring biological males from participating in female athletics programs. Led by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, 25 Republican governors submitted a joint comment on May 11 to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona opposing his…
Female Athletes Outraged as Proposed Title IX Rule Change Threatens to Push Them out of Competition
April 27, 2023
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A national conservative watchdog group is encouraging people to flood an online page of the Federal Register with comments about a proposed rule change to Title IX. If adopted, the change to the federal civil rights law would guarantee the right of male students identifying as females to participate in girls’ sports, in most cases….
IN-DEPTH: Christians Say Government Targets Them Because They Oppose Left-Wing Agenda
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued a subpoena to the FBI earlier this month demanding information on its alleged program to surveil Catholics for “signs of radicalization,” which some say is only one component of a larger agenda by the Biden administration to target people of faith. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Jordan…
IN-DEPTH: Transgender Inclusion in High School Sports Devastates Girls’ Athletic Aspirations
As a little girl, Selina Soule ran simply for the joy of it, her little legs pumping furiously, her dark hair streaming behind her, as she streaked across grassy playgrounds. Her mother introduced her to track and field at a young age, she told The Epoch Times. When she was 5, she started competing in…
North Dakota Governor Signs Bills Keeping Biological Males Out of Female Sports
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed two bills on Tuesday, keeping biological males out of female sports teams in public K-12 schools and colleges or competing with public schools and universities. The new laws, HB 1249 (pdf) for schools and HB 1489 (pdf) for colleges, also allow civil lawsuits within two years from when the…
Transgender Lawmakers Criticize Biden’s Title IX Proposal on School Sports
A coalition of transgender and “nonbinary” legislators have voiced their concerns over President Joe Biden’s proposed changes to Title IX, which would affect transgender students’ participation in school sports. In an April 10 letter to Biden, the 14 legislators from the states of Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, Montana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Vermont said they were writing to express their concerns regarding the…
New Biden Admin Rule on Transgender Student Athletes Prohibits ‘Categorical Bans’
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new Title IX rule that would make school policies illegal if they “categorically ban transgender students from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identity.” The suggested regulation—a direct challenge to laws in about 20 states, including Texas and Florida—would apply to K-12 public schools, colleges, universities,…
Wyoming Becomes 19th State to Ban Biological Males From Girls Sports
March 21, 2023
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Wyoming has joined 18 other U.S. states to ban biological male students from competing on girls’ or women’s sports teams after Republican Gov. Mark Gordon allowed the legislation to pass without his signature. Gordon, who opted not to veto the bill—dubbed “Student Eligibility in Interscholastic Activities”—said in a letter (pdf) to Wyoming Secretary of State…
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