President Donald Trump's Department of Education (ED) calls for biological men from the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) strip, including transgender athlete Ria Thomas.
The ED Justice Department also wrote to the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) demanding the same at the high school level where biological men have won the women's title. The letter, written by Ed, is in line with a recent executive order that the president signed a ban on identifying women as women to compete in women and girls' sports across the country. (Related: Trump's Education Department probes Blue State Schools to turn girls' bathrooms into “all-gender” spaces)
“We cannot undo the damage caused by years of policies and practices that denies the material reality of sex and confuses its invariant features with the subjective and fluid concept of “identity.” Ed writes in letters obtained only by the caller.
“However, we can recognize the harm and injustice committed by such misplaced policies and reverse its effectiveness restores a true commitment to equal opportunity for girls and women in athletic competitions across the United States. I will,” the letter says.
Scoop: Trump's education department demands @ncaa Biological men such as Leah Thomas take away records and titles of competing on women's sports teams.
That would be in line with the letter that Trump's latest EO bans biological men from women's sports… pic.twitter.com/2lbdjj8gvy
– Reagan Reese (@Reaganreese_) February 11, 2025
After Trump signed the executive order, the NCAA It has been changed A policy that prohibits biological men from participating in women's sports. Trump's education department argues that restoring athletic records held by biological men to women is “completely in line with the new NCAA policies.
If the NCAA is compliant, Thomas, a biological male, loses the recorded victory while competing at the University of Pennsylvania on a female swimming team. Thomas took part in the 2022 NCAA Championship. victory The 500-yard women's final is 1.75 seconds.
“Recovering stolen athletic praise to a legitimate owner is an important step in restoring accountability, integrity and common sense. It's something I truly support,” the caller obtained the DOE. He said in a press release.
Leah Thomas (L), a transgender woman at the University of Pennsylvania, is a 500-yard free trial for other medalists (LRs) Emma Weyant, Erica Sullivan and Brook Forde to take photos in NCAA division women's swimming and diving. He is on the podium after winning the style. The championship took place on March 17th, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Local reports show that at the high school level, several biological men claim victory in the female category. In Washington, the biological man won the girl's 400 metre race at the local Washington outlet, the Athletics State Championship, Clem 2 News. It has been reported. Another biological man was booed in Oregon after winning the girl's 200 metre race at the NBC News Athletics Championship It has been reported.
The president's executive order banning biological men from women's sports was a direct response to former President Joe Biden's proposed action by the Department of Education. Biden's education division has moved to expand Title IX to protect against discrimination based on individual gender identity. Under Biden's 2022 rules change, all sex spaces, programs, buildings, bathrooms and locker rooms will be separated based on gender identity rather than biological sex.
The Biden administration then proposed a policy that prohibits federally funded schools from adopting “all-all-all politics” that prevents students from joining sports teams based on gender identity. . The rules would also have required public schools to take into consideration “competition fairness” and “sports-related injuries” into consideration when developing policies for creating sports teams.
“The leadership on this issue of the NCAA and NFHS has been a key source of dignity and equality in opportunities represented by the K-12 school district, the Scholastic Athletic Association, and similarly, in virtually accurate records of women's athletic outcomes, to girls and women. We encourage you to act in the same way to recover. “The letter states.
