Trump expected to sign order trying to ban trans women from preferred sports teams

Source: USA Today

Trump expected to sign order trying to ban trans women from preferred sports teams

Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY
Tue, February 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM EST·3 min read

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected to issue an executive order barring transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that correspond with their gender identities, according to a Republican congresswoman.

Rep. Nancy Mace, an outspoken opponent of trans rights from South Carolina, said in a press release Tuesday that she will stand alongside the president as he signs the decree, entitled "Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports." A White House spokesperson declined to comment about the plans when reached for comment on Tuesday.

Legal and civil rights experts have said it's not clear Trump has the authority to implement such broad restrictions immediately and unilaterally at the federal level. To formally prevent trans students from playing in school sports, Congress would likely have to amend the 1972 sex discrimination law known as Title IX, or the Education Department would have to process new regulations.

The question of whether trans student-athletes have a right to play on their chosen team has remained unresolved by the courts, said Scott Schneider, an employment and education lawyer. For that reason, he said, the president's announcement won't have wide-ranging implications.

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