USA Gymnastics is reportedly reevaluating its transgender inclusion policies, just days after Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles faced backlash for attacking women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines. The timing of the review raises questions as the organization reacts to recent federal Title IX changes implemented by President Donald Trump.
At the CIF Southern Section Finals in California, 16-year-old Reese Hogan from Crean Lutheran High School placed second in the triple jump, setting a personal and school record of 37 feet, 2 inches.
Despite President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in female sports, Pennsylvania schools continue to allow biological males to participate in girls’ competitions. The latest example occurred at the SOL American Conference Championships in Horsham, where transgender runner Luce Allen, formerly known as Sean, won the girls' 200-meter race.
Seventeen-year-old Celeste Diest took to the podium during a Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD) meeting to describe her experience with transgender athletes participating in women's sports.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched an investigation into the Portland Public School District after a male student participated in a girls' track and field competition.
