A group of chemical engineering students was denied state funding to participate in a national competition in Florida because of California’s travel ban to certain states that don’t allow biological male athletes to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. The ban, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in 2019, was recently expanded to include…
California Travel Ban Stalls Students’ Hopes to Contend in National Chemical Engineers Competition
Federal Judge Blocks Arizona’s Transgender Sports Ban After Challenge From Prepubescent Transgenders
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing a law banning transgenders from playing on girls’ school sports teams. The judge in Tucson granted a preliminary injunction to allow the processing of a lawsuit (pdf) filed on behalf of two prepubescent transgenders against the state’s “Save Women’s Sports Act,” which was passed by the Legislature…
Cycling-UCI Bars Transgender Women From Competing in Female Category
Transgender athletes will be barred from competing in international women’s events, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced on Friday. UCI updated its policy which will now bar any trans cyclist from competing in women’s events if they “transitioned after (male) puberty.” “The meeting of the UCI Management Committee was held following a seminar on the conditions for…
Cycling-UCI Bars Transgenders From Competing in Female Category
Transgender athletes will be barred from competing in international women’s events, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced on Friday. UCI updated its policy which will now bar any trans cyclist from competing in women’s events if they “transitioned after (male) puberty.” “The meeting of the UCI Management Committee was held following a seminar on the conditions for…
NTD Good Morning (June 23): Experts React to ‘Catastrophic Implosion’ of Titan Submersible; IRS Whistleblowers on Hunter Biden
The saga of the missing Titanic submersible comes to an end. But could the tragedy have been avoided? Hear how experts responded after officials confirmed the sub’s fate. Some serious allegations of abuse of power and preferential treatment regarding the Justice Department’s handling of Hunter Biden. And alleged evidence of President Biden’s involvement in his son’s business…
MP Warns Sporting Regulators Fear Being Cancelled For Banning Trans Athletes
Sporting regulators fear being cancelled or sued if they ban trans competitors from female sports, a MP has told Parliament. Tim Loughton said the organisations want firm rules on ensuring that only biological females compete against each other, but risk “vexatious, costly legal actions” and being dragged on social media as “transphobic and exclusionary.” The…
Poll Finds Growing Opposition to Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports
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…
Australian Open CEO Calls for Transgender Athletes in Women’s World Tennis
CEO of Tennis Australia Craig Tiley has declared his organisation’s support for the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s tennis. Tiley called on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to allow transgender tennis players to compete at the elite level. “When it comes to professional tennis, we’ve got to be…
‘Women Are in Jeopardy’ When Men Infiltrate Their Locker Rooms and Sports, Says Activist Riley Gaines
Women feel threatened by men in their sports and locker rooms, no matter with which gender the men “identify,” says college-swimming-star-turned-activist Riley Gaines. Yet, some states recently have addressed this situation with laws to protect women’s spaces and sports. And that’s “really good news,” she said. But the fight is far from over. Gaines, who…
GOP Governors Urge Biden Admin to Drop Title IX Overhaul, Protect Women’s Sports
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…
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