May 11, 2022 · The debate centres around the balance of inclusion, sporting fairness and safety in women's sport - essentially, whether trans women can compete in female categories without their biological...

19 hours ago · A Gallup survey of U.S. adults conducted in May 2023 found that nearly 70% of respondents said trans athletes should only be allowed to compete on sports teams that correspond with their birth sex ...

Jan 14, 2025 · The House passed a measure to restrict transgender students from playing on women’s sports teams on a 218-206 vote Tuesday, with two Democrats joining Republicans to support the bill and...

Since the mid-twentieth century, sports institutions have responded to the participation of transgender women and women suspected to be transgender, male, or intersex by adding eligibility requirements to women's sports variously determined by physical examination, sex chromosomes, and sex hormones. [16]

1 day ago · “With this executive order, the war on women’s sports is over,” Trump said at a signing ceremony. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the order “upholds the promise of Title IX” and will require “immediate action, including enforcement actions, against schools and athletic associations” that deny women single-sex ...

Dec 6, 2024 · Here are 24 out trans women who have won national or international competitions — all competing within the rules — in the women’s category.

In September 2021, Women in Sport, issued a response to the Sports Councils’ extensive study into the issue of trans inclusion in sport. This high-quality report included a comprehensive review of the scientific literature by an expert sports medic.

Apr 4, 2023 · World Athletics (WA), the governing body for track and field and other running competitions, announced last month that transgender women who went through male puberty can no longer compete in women’s events at international competitions. The policy took effect on …

Apr 17, 2024 · The majority of elite female athletes in a new study support the categorisation of women's sport by biological sex, rather than gender identity.

17 hours ago · US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing in female categories of sports, according to White House officials. The order will provide ...