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President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in women's sports. The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,� directs federal agencies to withdraw funding from schools that do not comply. Trump framed the policy as a way to protect female athletes, stating that “women’s sports will be only for women�. The order relies on the Education Department to reinterpret Title IX, a law that prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded programs. The department's deputy general counsel, Candice Jackson, affirmed that Title IX enforcement would be a priority. The order also directs the State Department to push the International Olympic Committee to implement similar policies based on sex rather than gender identity. The move follows a broader trend, with more than two dozen states already enacting restrictions on transgender athletes in school sports. Conservative lawmakers and advocacy groups praised the order, arguing it upholds fairness in competition. Critics, including civil rights organizations, condemned the move, warning that it could lead to invasive testing and discrimination against transgender youth. Democratic officials and advocacy groups have vowed to challenge the order in court. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong denounced it as harmful and legally questionable. The NCAA, which previously followed a sport-by-sport approach, may have to revise its policies to comply. The order is part of a broader push to reshape federal policies on gender identity and civil rights.

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NCAA changes policy to limit women's competition to athletes assigned female at birth

The change came on day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports.