President Trump has just signed an executive order prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, unless they were biologically born a female. This news comes after he ordered the federal government to define sex as only female or male on his first day his office. His signing of the order, which is officially known as “No Men in Women’s Sports Executive Order” also comes as the country celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
This new law officially applies to all high schools and colleges across the nation, marking Trumps’ fourth executive order that directly targets transgender people. Those who do not abide by this law will not receive any federal funding.
Trump also took a jab at the International Olympic Committee (IOC), especially since Los Angeles will host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
His remarks surrounding the IOC were due to events that took place during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, where Trump falsely remarked that two female boxers had “transitioned.” He also claimed that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif “stole the women’s gold medal.”
“With this executive order, the war on women’s sports is over,” Trump said.