At her first official press conference as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry announced a significant shift in the IOC’s stance on transgender athletes in women’s sports. Coventry said Thursday that there is "overwhelming support" among IOC members to safeguard the integrity of women’s competition.
Maine Rep. Laurel Libby (R) regained her full speaking and voting rights Wednesday after being censured by state Democrats for publicly criticizing the inclusion of a transgender-identifying male in a girls’ high school sports competition. Her reinstatement came five months after Democrats stripped her floor privileges for refusing to apologize for a social media post naming the athlete.
Former NASCAR and IndyCar star Danica Patrick has stepped into the heated feud between Riley Gaines and Simone Biles, openly siding with Gaines and criticizing Biles’ defense of trans women in women’s sports.
A growing coalition of parents, students, and faith-based schools is challenging the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) over its policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports.
A male athlete identifying as female swept multiple events in the women's division at the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championships in San Antonio, Texas, sparking renewed scrutiny over fairness in women's sports.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Maine's Department of Education over its failure to comply with President Donald Trump's order protecting women's sports.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended certain federal funds to Maine due to Governor Janet Mills' refusal to prohibit transgender-identifying males from participating in girls' sports.
A coalition of Republican legislators has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to limit participation in women's sports categories to individuals assigned female at birth.
