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OnlinePoker

(5,924 posts)
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 05:01 PM Feb 6

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

Source: AP

The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes on Thursday, limiting competition in women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth only.

The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The order gives federal agencies latitude to withhold federal funding from entities that do not abide by Title IX in alignment with the Trump administration’s view, which interprets “sex” as the gender someone was assigned at birth.

The NCAA policy change is effective immediately and applies to all athletes regardless of previous eligibility reviews under the NCAA’s prior transgender participation policy. The organization has more than 1,200 schools with more than 500,000 athletes, easily the largest governing body for college athletics in the U.S.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/ncaa-transgender-athletes-0850b452de89674aeac7c6b1d8bce6d5



All these organizations were just waiting until they knew they wouldn't be sued if they changed their policies.
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NCAA changes transgender policy to limit women's competition to athletes assigned female at birth (Original Post) OnlinePoker Feb 6 OP
They can still be sued, but probably not by the DOJ. maxsolomon Feb 6 #1
If not by the DOJ - then they can't effectively be sued (on this issue) FBaggins Feb 7 #4
Bye-bye love Bye-bye happiness twodogsbarking Feb 6 #2
This won't be decided by Presidental edict or the regulatory process Jose Garcia Feb 7 #3

maxsolomon

(36,130 posts)
1. They can still be sued, but probably not by the DOJ.
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 05:47 PM
Feb 6

If they hadn't changed their policies, they would have been targeted.

Trans athletes live rent-free at the front of the Conservative mind.

FBaggins

(28,055 posts)
4. If not by the DOJ - then they can't effectively be sued (on this issue)
Fri Feb 7, 2025, 02:04 PM
Feb 7

They can just point to federal guidance telling them how they had to interpret Title IX and claim that they don't have a choice. The athletes aren't being told that they can't participate in sports - just that the choice on which sports they can choose from was determined for them by someone else.

Jose Garcia

(3,115 posts)
3. This won't be decided by Presidental edict or the regulatory process
Fri Feb 7, 2025, 12:33 PM
Feb 7

It will be decided by the courts based on their interpretation of Title IX and the Constitution.

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