Transgender Athletes

• Maine ordered to ban transgender athletes in escalation of Trump fight

  The U.S. Education Department said an investigation concluded Maine violated the Title IX antidiscrimination law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls' sports teams.

  U.S. News

  Mar 19
  
• B.C. basketball provincials moved from Abbotsford college following investigation

  B.C.'s basketball provincials are without a home following an investigation into allegations of harassment against a transgender athlete aimed at the original host school.

  Sports

  Feb 9
  
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• Trump bans transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports

  United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women’s sports.

  U.S. News

  Feb 6
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• Transgender skier worries Alberta bill would ban her from competing

  Alberta's United Conservative Party government introduced last week the Fairness and Safety in Sport Act. It has passed first reading in the legislature.

  Politics

  Nov 8, 2024
• Alberta policy on trans athletes spurs discussion among people with stake in competitive sports

  Smith suggested transgender athletes can have advantages over their cisgender competitors.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2024
• Female transgender athletes banned from women’s events by world cycling’s governing body

  The UCI's decision came after American rider Austin Killips became the first openly transgender woman to win an official cycling event in May.

  Sports

  Jul 14, 2023
• Transgender student athlete ban passes Republican-led U.S. House

  The House passed the measure by 219-203 but it has little chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate. President Joe Biden has also voiced his opposition to the bill.

  U.S. News

  Apr 20, 2023
• World swimming body votes to restrict Trans athletes. Will this impact other sports?

  World swimming's governing body FINA on Sunday voted for new eligibility rules that restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions.

  Sports

  Jun 19, 2022
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• World swimming body adopts new rules for transgender athletes

  The vote came after members heard presentations from of three specialist groups _ an athlete group, a science and medicine group and a legal and human rights group.

  Sports

  Jun 19, 2022
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• Sport Canada to stop survey after complaints of discrimination against transgender athletes

  Athlete Ally said in a release that the "Canadian High Performance Athletes 1" survey uses language that discriminates against transgender athletes.

  Sports

  May 9, 2022