At the recent Chicago CycloCross Cup, male transgender-identified cyclists Tessa Johnson and Evelyn Williamson won gold and silver medals in the women's SingleSpeed race, intensifying the debate surrounding transgender participation in women's sports.
Recent revelations have shown that the U.S. federal government has earmarked more than $4.1 billion for grants in support of LGBT and transgender projects worldwide.
Great Britain's national governing body for cycling, British Cycling, banned transgender women, biological men, from participating in races against biological women.
Republican lawmakers in Kansas enacted Senate Bill 180, which defines sex in state law to mean an “individual’s biological sex, either male or female, at birth.”
President Biden recognized Transgender Day of Visibility on Friday, saying transgender people were "made in the image of God and deserving of dignity, respect, and support."
National Public Radio was ridiculed for claiming that there is "limited scientific evidence" that men have a "physical advantage" over women in sports.