President Trump stated, “From now on, women’s sports will be only for women"
“This is demeaning, unfair, and dangerous,” reads the order. “Therefore, it is the policy of the United States to rescind all funds from educational programs that deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities, which results in the endangerment, humiliation, and silencing of women and girls and deprives them of privacy. It shall also be the policy of the United States to oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth.”
President Trump stated, “From now on, women’s sports will be only for women.”
According to a White House fact sheet, many athletic associations have based their policies on the “faulty premise” that males and females can close the athletic gap between them. However, the White House stated this is not true and that men, on average, retain greater muscle mass, strength, and cardiovascular capacity even after gender interventions.
“Female athletes have lost nearly 900 medals to men competing against them in women’s sporting categories,” noted the fact sheet. “In addition to awards and trophies, men have been taking away roster spots, playing time, resources, and opportunities from women. The American people overwhelmingly agree with President Trump – men do not belong in women’s sports.”
The order also upholds Title IX, the 1972 law that protects women from sex-based discrimination in athletic programs that receive federal funds. The order is a complete reversal from Joe Biden’s failed attempt to rewrite Title IX rules to allow men to invade women’s sports, bathrooms, and private spaces. According to the White House, the order also puts a stop to the “dangerous and unfair” invasion of private spaces where females have been forced to “appear unclothed before males.”