A federal judge has just thrown out a lawsuit seeking to end transgender girls competing in girls’ high school sports. On Sunday, U.S. District Judge Robert Chatigny ruled to dismiss a lawsuit put together by a group of high school student-athletes. Last year, in February, a group of cisgender girls …
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NCAA In Full Support Of Transgender Athletes Participating In Sports
The NCAA is in support of transgender athletes participating in college sports. The conversation about whether or not to allow members of the trans community to play in sports has been the latest topic in headlines, as many states have created legislation to block the trans community from playing sports …
Read More »Mississippi Passes Bill Banning Transgender Student-Athletes From Women’s Teams
Mississippi legislators have passed a bill banning transgender athletes from competing on all-female sports teams in schools and universities. On Wednesday, the state House voted 81-28 to pass the Mississippi Fairness Act after it had already passed in the state Senate last month, 34-9. Now, the bill will need to …
Read More »Transgender Policy In Connecticut High School Goes Against Title IX; Leader of Transgender Justice Initiatives For ACLU Calls Decision To Ban Transgender Student-Athletes “Yet Another Attack From The Trump Administration”
A Connecticut policy that allows transgender girls to compete in girls high school sports, violates Title IX and the civil rights of players that have always identified as female, ESPN reports. The U.S. Education Department has come to a decision that would likely see the state change its policy in …
Read More »Vermont High School Girls Basketball Team Found Ineligible to Play Future Games After Refusing To Play Against a Team With a Transgender Player
A Vermont High school girl’s basketball team will no longer be able to participate in future Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA) activities and tournaments after they refused to play against a transgender player. VPA wrote to the school on Monday after the Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS) forfeited the game on …
Read More »The World Boxing Council Announces They’re Creating A Transgender League In 2023
The World Boxing Council announces its plan to launch a transgender league. On Thursday, the World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman sat down for an interview with The Telegraph publication. During the interview, Sulaiman announced the organization is creating a transgender category and will be reaching out to those individuals next …
Read More »World Swimming Organization Restricts Trans Women Athletes from Competing
FINA has voted to approve a new policy restricting most transgender athletes from participating in women’s swimming competitions. On Sunday at the FINA Extraordinary General Congress 2022, 71.5% of FINA’s member federations voted to approve the new “gender inclusion” policy. “We have to protect the rights of our athletes to …
Read More »Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Finishes Last In 100-Yard Freestyle, Final College Race
University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas finished last in the final race of her collegiate career, coming in eighth place in the 100-yard freestyle Saturday. Thomas, who is transgender, posted a time of 48.18 seconds. Virginia freshman Gretchen Walsh came in first with a time of 46.05 seconds, setting a pool and a program …
Read More »Florida Governor Signs Law Banning Transgender Girls From Competing In All-Girl School Sports
On the first day of Pride Month, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning transgender girls from playing on girl’s school sports teams. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Governor Ron DeSantis (@flgovrondesantis) The Republican governor signed the controversial bill on Tuesday, making Florida the …
Read More »Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson Signs Transgender Sports Ban Into Law
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a law banning transgender women and girls from competing in school sports on any teams consistent with their gender identity, making Arkansas the second state to approve such a restriction this year. According to the New York Post, the measure was approved by the Republican …
Read More »Mississippi Bans Transgender Students From Competing In School Sports
Mississippi has officially banned transgender student-athletes from competing in women’s sports. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed the anti-trans law on Thursday, making it the first of its kind this year in the state. “This important piece of legislation will ensure that young girls in Mississippi have a fair, level playing …
Read More »Arizona State House Passes Bill Banning Transgender Females From Participating In School Sports
The House of Representatives in Arizona want to ban transgender female athletes from playing in school sports in a new bill. A new bill called “Save Women’s Sports Act” will ban transgender female athletes from participating in school sports if signed into law. The legislation was proposed by Republican Rep. …
Read More »World Athletics Bans Trans Women From All-Female Running Competitions
In a move sure to spark widespread backlash from the LGBTQIA+ community, World Athletics has officially banned transgender athletes from competing in female sports. The governing body, which supervises international track and field, announced the new set of rules Thursday. Male-to-female transgender players who have completed male puberty may no …
Read More »Georgia Senate Passes Bill That Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
The Georgia Senate has approved a law banning various forms of gender-affirming care for those under 18. On Monday, all Republicans supported Senate Bill 140 with a vote of 33 to 22. The vote was part of a national conservative campaign to ban drag shows, gender-affirming care, and transgender athletes. …
Read More »Donald Trump Wants LeBron James to Become a Woman and Join His Women’s Basketball Team [Video]
In an attempt to throw shots at transgender athletes, Donald Trump dragged LeBron James into his nonsense, calling for the Lakers star to play basketball as a woman. The total jab at the Cleveland native came when Trump described his perfect women’s basketball team during a recent speech at Turning Point USA’s …
Read More »Caitlyn Jenner Will Be Hosting A Celebrity Boxing Event
Well, Caitlyn Jenner has surprised us once again. This time, it’s in the world of sports, not track and field, but boxing. The former Olympian is set to host a Celebrity Boxing and Bitcoin Rodney event in Florida, Page Six revealed. “I am so excited, but on the other hand, …
Read More »WNBA Players’ Association Calls On Commissioner Cathy Engelbert To Remove Kelly Loeffler as Co-Owner Of Atlanta Dream
Written by: @kristenshylin_ According to USA Today, the WNBA Players’ Association has called for the removal of Kelly Loeffler from the Atlanta Dream following her recent controversial remarks. On Tuesday, Loeffler, co-owner of the Dream, urged commissioner Cathy Engelbert to put an American flag on the league’s new jersey rather …
Read More »Brett Favre Says America Was In “A Better Place” Under Donald Trump, “I Think If You Were An American Citizen, He Cared About You”
Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre claims the U.S. was better off under Donald Trump. “I think Donald was a non-political president, and I liked that about him,” Favre told Jason Whitlock on his Fearless podcast. “Was he perfect? Absolutely not. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. I’m flawed, just like the rest …
Read More »Former UPenn Swimmer Lia Thomas Says Trans Women are ‘Not a Threat to Women’s Sports’
Former Penn swimmer Lia Thomas, 23, says she has a goal to compete in the Olympics after transitioning to the women’s team after three years on the men’s team. During her first televised interview with ABC’s Juju Chang, Thomas talked about her contentious season at the University of Pennsylvania. She became …
Read More »Caitlyn Jenner Says Lia Thomas Is “One Of The Worst Things To Happen To The Trans Community”
Caitlyn Jenner isn’t a fan of transgender college swimmer Lia Thomas, in fact, she feels Thomas is “one of the worst things to happen to the trans community.” During her interview on Piers Morgan’s new show “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Jenner said that the swimmer was bad PR for trans people. …
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