The percentage of Americans opposed to biological males competing in women’s sports has grown over the past two years, according to recent Gallup polling results. Overall, 69 percent of respondents in a May Gallup poll said athletes should only be able to compete according to their birth gender; a seven-point increase since May of 2021…
Poll Finds Growing Opposition to Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports
Feminists Protest Against Transgender Athletes Policy in California
CLOVIS, Calif.—Women’s rights advocates held a protest against the California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) gender policy on May 27 at a high school competition, even though the two transgender athletes had withdrawn from the race. The policy or interpretation of the policy would allow transgender athletes who are biological males to attend females’ races in state…
British Cycling Bans Transgender Women From Female Events
Transgender women will be permanently banned from taking part in all-female competitive events, British Cycling has announced. The decision followed a nine-month consultation and a review of the latest science, a statement from the governing body said on Friday. Under the new rules—which end transgender cyclist Emily Bridges’ chances of competing for Britain in the…
Why RFK Jr. Is Right to Oppose Trans Women in Female Sports
Commentary World Athletics (WA), the international governing body for the sport of athletics, recently banned transgender women from competing in women’s events at international competitions. Some researchers were quick to criticize the decision, suggesting that it was discriminatory and based on no scientific evidence. More recently, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said told CNN…
Former NCAA Swimmer Riley Gaines Refutes SFSU Statement That Trans Activists Protested ‘Peacefully’
Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines—who said she was physically attacked at San Francisco State University (SFSU) on Thursday night after giving a speech on the issue of “Saving Women’s Sports”—rejected the SFSU’s statement that suggested transgender activists had protested “peacefully” at the event. “I had to reread that to make sure that they actually used…
Former NCAA Swimmer Riley Gaines Refutes University Statement That Trans Activists Protested ‘Peacefully’
Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines—who said she was physically attacked at San Francisco State University (SFSU) on Thursday night after giving a speech on the issue of “Saving Women’s Sports”—rejected the SFSU’s statement that suggested transgender activists had protested “peacefully” at the event. “I had to reread that to make sure that they actually used…
Transgender Athlete Wins Womens Australian Golf Tournament
Transgender golfer Breanna Gill has won the Australian Women’s Classic at Bonville Golf Resort in the state of New South Wales. The victory was the 32-year-old’s first win in the Women’s PGA Tour of Australia. “I always thought in my head if I ever got the opportunity to actually win a golf tournament and the…
Wyoming Becomes 19th State to Ban Biological Males From Girls Sports
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…
Republicans Introduce Bills Defending Female Athletes and Parental Rights
Robust debate is swirling around two federal bills intended to protect the rights of female student-athletes and parents of schoolchildren. A deep partisan divide was apparent on March 8 as a Congressional committee worked late into the night considering the proposals. Both are part of the “Commitment to America” policy promises that the GOP announced…
House Panel Advances Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports
A House committee on March 9 voted to pass a bill that would bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports. In a party-line vote, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce advanced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, H.R. 734., which would amend Title IX to recognize sex as “based solely on…
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