President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order Wednesday that will bar transgender girls and women from participating in female sports at schools and colleges across the United States. The move, fulfilling a campaign promise, is expected to have sweeping implications for educational institutions receiving federal funding.  

 

The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” will be signed in the afternoon, according to sources familiar with the matter, including a White House official and a congressional representative. Rep. Nancy Mace (R., S.C.), who plans to attend the signing, defended the decision in a press release, stating, “This executive order restores fairness, upholds Title IX’s original intent, and defends the rights of female athletes who have worked their whole lives to compete at the highest levels.” The timing of the order coincides with the 39th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day.  

 

Although the exact details of the order remain unclear, it is expected that Trump will direct the Department of Education to interpret Title IX regulations as prohibiting transgender girls and women from competing in female sports categories. If implemented, the interpretation could lead to policy changes and regulatory guidance affecting almost every K-12 school and college in the nation. Title IX, a provision in the Education Amendments Act of 1972, prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational activities, but its application to transgender students has been the subject of fierce debate for years.  

 

With over 1,100 member schools, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has already signaled that it will move quickly to adjust its policies in response to the executive order. “We’re a national governing body and we follow federal law,” NCAA President Charlie Baker said during a contentious hearing with Republican senators in December. The order could significantly impact the 27 states that already have restrictions on transgender athletes in school sports, while also challenging the policies of 14 states that currently mandate their inclusion.  

 

Legal battles over the rights of transgender athletes have already played out in courts across the country. In several cases, judges have ruled in favor of transgender female plaintiffs, arguing that categorical bans on their participation violate Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause. However, some courts have indicated a willingness to uphold restrictions, suggesting that limiting eligibility for women’s sports may be legally consistent with Title IX’s intent.  

 

As Trump’s executive order takes effect, the legal and political fight over transgender inclusion in sports is expected to escalate, with schools, advocacy groups, and lawmakers bracing for its far-reaching impact.

 

Based on a report by WSJ 2025-02-06

 

 

To all the Trump haters .... don't tell me you think this is a bad decision? 

 

Good. It's a farce..Wokian crap.

 

They develop physique of an athletic man then the sausage comes off.

Not a level playing field.

 

By birth = by division.... They can just do a trans category against each other etc.

 

Bring some sense back into this world.

 

 

Well done Don. 

Crazy this is even needed. Should have never gone this far. Common sense seams to be lost.

39 minutes ago, bokningar said:

Crazy this is even needed. Should have never gone this far. Common sense seams to be lost.

Ahh it never did it was a tiny tiny number of deviants it’s really not a big deal,other than it gets a lot of folks all worked up.as far as trumps order…meh…so what.

7 minutes ago, Tug said:

Ahh it never did it was a tiny tiny number of deviants it’s really not a big deal,other than it gets a lot of folks all worked up.as far as trumps order…meh…so what.

Deviants? You just got cancelled. 

3 hours ago, save the frogs said:

To all the Trump haters .... don't tell me you think this is a bad decision? 

 

I am a Trump hater but I totally AGREE with this!

1 hour ago, Tug said:

Ahh it never did it was a tiny tiny number of deviants it’s really not a big deal,other than it gets a lot of folks all worked up.as far as trumps order…meh…so what.

Trans athletes stop real women athletes from winning sports that their NATURAL abilities would otherwise let them win and to getting their rightful recognition for so doing!

He’s a donkey but this move to protect women is healthy. Also keep men out of women’s toilets and prisons. Someone can be whatever they want, who cares, but a bloke in a dress going into a female toilet to look at a girl is just wrong! 

UK is headed in the other direction with this. The US was close to falling victim to insanity

I'm not in favor of trans switching their gender in sports, but I don't think a President has the authority to order what leagues or universities can do. Smells like imperial overreach.

 

That being said, it's rather unfair to allow a born male to compete in women's sports. My university time in the 100 and 200 meter would qualify me for the Olympics as a female, but if I ran with the males, the judges would be awarding the medals before I finished. Olympic males are more than a second faster than Olympic females, and in a 100 meter sprint at full throttle, that's 12 meters. I also read an article that in 2023, more than 2000 male high school students in the US ran 100 meter times faster than the Women's Olympic champion.

 

This would sort itself out naturally when women simply stopped training and gave up. Sha'carri would be a model, not an athlete.

 

 

7 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

I'm not in favor of trans switching their gender in sports, but I don't think a President has the authority to order what leagues or universities can do. Smells like imperial overreach.

 

That being said, it's rather unfair to allow a born male to compete in women's sports. My university time in the 100 and 200 meter would qualify me for the Olympics as a female, but if I ran with the males, the judges would be awarding the medals before I finished. Olympic males are more than a second faster than Olympic females, and in a 100 meter sprint at full throttle, that's 12 meters. I also read an article that in 2023, more than 2000 male high school students in the US ran 100 meter times faster than the Women's Olympic champion.

 

This would sort itself out naturally when women simply stopped training and gave up. Sha'carri would be a model, not an athlete.

 

 

To summarize - yes trump did good.

37 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

I am a Trump hater but I totally AGREE with this!

I hate him even more than YOU do but this is the one thing he's done that actually makes sense.

It just goes to show how warped our society has become. This executive order, along with the other order that clarifies there are only two genders (male and female, in case any uber-liberals are so far removed from reality as to not understand), should be totally unnecessary. 

 

 

20 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

I'm not in favor of trans switching their gender in sports, but I don't think a President has the authority to order what leagues or universities can do. Smells like imperial overreach.

 

That being said, it's rather unfair to allow a born male to compete in women's sports. My university time in the 100 and 200 meter would qualify me for the Olympics as a female, but if I ran with the males, the judges would be awarding the medals before I finished. Olympic males are more than a second faster than Olympic females, and in a 100 meter sprint at full throttle, that's 12 meters. I also read an article that in 2023, more than 2000 male high school students in the US ran 100 meter times faster than the Women's Olympic champion.

 

This would sort itself out naturally when women simply stopped training and gave up. Sha'carri would be a model, not an athlete.

 

 

Do you really think he gives a sh!t about working within the rule of law?

 

There are three branches of US gubmint - executive, legislative, judicial. The legislative branch has been infiltrated by Republicans shaking in their boots for fear of upsetting president Musk or the other court jester, rendering them less than useless. The judicial branch can wag their fingers all they want and scream from the mountain tops that Musk is operating illegally and must stop. However, the judicial branch has no army backing them up. Both Musk and the court jester can say, "Oh yeah? Try and MAKE us stop."

3 hours ago, save the frogs said:

To all the Trump haters .... don't tell me you think this is a bad decision? 

 

Oh, I think it is a good idea - I fail to see why it needs the full weight and ceremony of a formal signing of an "Executive order".

 

It is mesmerising to watch Trump leaping like a geriatric obese gazelle from passing bandwagon to passing bandwagon; doesn't change my view of him or the government he is (supposedly) in charge of one bit!

22 minutes ago, hotsun said:

UK is headed in the other direction with this. The US was close to falling victim to insanity

That horse left the barn a LONG time ago.

I repeat - if you haven't watched Idiocracy, it is a must. It used to be classified as sci-fi/comedy, it's now under the category "Documentary."

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/

Goddam - it appears there is SOMETHING we can all agree with.

2 hours ago, Tug said:

Ahh it never did it was a tiny tiny number of deviants it’s really not a big deal,other than it gets a lot of folks all worked up.as far as trumps order…meh…so what.

Negative about anything and everything with trumps name on it, you are one sad individual

It would be better if Congress passed a law, rather than ceding more power to the Executive branch, but those days are long gone.

 

Presidential Actions

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/

 

 

Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/

 

 

 

Poor Riley Gaines will have to get a real job now.

 

And J.K. Rowling, whatever will she do now?

 

The NAIA outright banned all trans athletes last year.

 

Charlie Baker, head of the NCAA testified that there were fewer than ten (10) trans athletes among the 510,000 competing.

 

The NCAA agreed to accept Federal guidance, which this edict offers.

 

 

 

 

Trumps' earlier trans bans are a lot more sweeping...

 

 DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/

 

 

PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM CHEMICAL AND SURGICAL MUTILATION

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/

 

 

 

 

 

Fabulous. Transgenderism is a mental illness and our daughters should not be forced to accommodate it

Good but does it get the price off eggs down?

3 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

Good but does it get the price off eggs down?

Listen here, guacamole is made from avocados. We will win. Corona is beer, most of which comes from Mexico.

 

3 hours ago, Tug said:

Ahh it never did it was a tiny tiny number of deviants it’s really not a big deal,other than it gets a lot of folks all worked up.as far as trumps order…meh…so what.

Tell that to the female boxer that got her face bashed in and quit within 45 seconds. Better yet, put you name on the list for the next match.

2 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Tell that to the female boxer that got her face bashed in and quit within 45 seconds. Better yet, put you name on the list for the next match.

Even Tug has begun to marginalize trannies as fringe deviants How enlightened of him. The Village People threads have also shown how homophobic the left can be even when it's is internalized. They are all self loathing losers.

13 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

Even Tug has begun to marginalize trannies as fringe deviants How enlightened of him. The Village People threads have also shown how homophobic the left can be even when it's is internalized. They are all self loathing losers.

I’m puzzled as to why you ever thought I thought it’s ok for a male to compete in women’s sports or use the women’s bathroom.i do support homosexuals to have equal rights and be protected from harassment from anyone.

2 minutes ago, Tug said:

I’m puzzled as to why you ever thought I thought it’s ok for a male to compete in women’s sports or use the women’s bathroom.i do support homosexuals to have equal rights and be protected from harassment from anyone.

So long as you support rights for homosexuals such as myself we are good. Try using the word gay you thoughtless dolt.

Another non-solution to a non-issue. Just another bigoted rant from the felon in chief.

1 minute ago, Cryingdick said:

So long as you support rights for homosexuals such as myself we are good. Try using the word gay you thoughtless dolt.

Yup that was uncalled for my apologies