A coalition of women's advocacy groups has called on President-elect Donald Trump to force the NCAA to change its policies regarding transgender athletes in women's sports.
Our Bodies, Our Sports, the first and only coalition of women's advocacy groups fighting for equity in women's sports in the country, sent a letter to the president-elect urging the NCAA to use its influence to “take action to protect rights.” ” was requested. and opportunities for female college athletes,” the press release reads.
“We are writing to ask you to use your powerful voice to urge the NCAA to take action and clarify the rules of participation to protect the rights and opportunities of female athletes,” the letter reads. There is.
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta on October 15, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“The controversial and unscientific Transgender Student-Athlete Participation Policy continues to allow men to participate in women’s sports and deprive women of competitive opportunities, team roster spots, medals, and safe and fair competition. and stealing,” the release reads.
The letter to the president-elect was submitted ahead of the 2025 NCAA Convention, which will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, from January 14-17. The week is full of issues, forums, business sessions and award presentations.
The letter also came after a federal judge blocked the Biden administration's attempt to redefine Title IX sex as “gender identity,” sparking nationwide condemnation.
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The decision was handed down Tuesday in the Eastern District of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Kentucky in Cardona v. Tennessee.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Scumetti celebrated the ruling in a post about X, saying, “Another huge victory for Tennessee and the country!” Your post has been read. “This morning, a federal court ruled in our favor, invalidating the Biden administration’s radical new Title IX rules nationwide.
“The court's order is a major victory for the protection of girls' privacy in locker rooms and showers and their freedom to speak biologically accurate pronouns.”
The NCAA logo appears on center court as work continues for the NCAA College Basketball Tournament at the Console Energy Center in Pittsburgh on March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Keith Slakočić, File)
The Supreme Court had previously rejected the Biden administration's emergency request to implement parts of the new rules, including protections from discrimination for transgender students under Title IX.
Regarding the NCAA's current transgender participation policy, it allows transgender athletes to play on a “sport-by-sport approach,” which “balances fairness, inclusivity, and safety for all who compete.” “Ensuring opportunities for transgender student-athletes while maintaining The governing body says its policies are in line with those of the Olympic Movement.
As part of NCAA policy, transgender student-athletes are required to meet athletic standards for documented testosterone levels at three points in time, in addition to submitting documentation that meets the 2010 NCAA policy: . before games during the regular season, before the NCAA's first pregame championship and “non-championship segment” competitions.
Our Bodies, Our Sports is comprised of the following member organizations: Independent Women's Forum, Independent Council for Women's Sports, International Women's Declaration USA, Champion Women, International Consortium for Women's Sports, Concerned Women for America, and Women's Liberation Front. , Independent Women's Law Center, “Young Women for America,” “Voices of Independent Women,” “Independent Women's Network.”
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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“We honor the generations of women who came before us, and we stand together to protect all the women and girls who will come after us,” the letter to Trump concluded. “We ask for your help in demanding that the NCAA finally act to restore equity and opportunity in college sports. Thank you for working with us.”
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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