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 ESPN host and current Atlantic writer Jemele Hill ignited controversy Tuesday night after comparing the national debate over transgender athletes in women’s sports to the historic civil rights struggle for racial equality. Speaking on CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip, Hill suggested that efforts to restrict biological males from competing in women’s sports are akin to past discrimination against Black Americans.
A narrow vote by Washington State’s youth sports governing body has blocked a proposal to restrict male athletes from competing in girls' sports, sparking renewed concern over fairness and safety in school athletics. Despite majority support, the measure failed to meet the 60% threshold required to pass.
Indiana has taken a firm stand in defense of fairness and biological reality by enacting a new law that prohibits males from competing in women’s collegiate sports.
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has stated that there are "no concerns of safety" regarding the participation of transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports.
Tensions erupted in the Washington State House on Monday as Democrats pushed through Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5181 (ESSB 5181), a move Republicans say effectively dismantles Parental Rights Initiative 2081—less than a year after it passed with broad bipartisan support and backing from nearly half a million voters.
A heated school board meeting in Augusta, Maine, turned contentious when a parent was silenced while voicing opposition to transgender athletes participating in girls' sports.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) has declared it will not comply with new Title IX rules under President Donald Trump’s administration that would prohibit biological males from competing in female sports. Citing state inclusion laws, WIAA officials claim that enforcing the federal mandate would violate current Washington state statutes.
