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Illinois facing a culture split over transgender athlete issue

Illinois has become the latest blue state for allowing trans athletes to play women’s sports. State Republicans are actively trying to change that. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has announced it will not comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep trans athletes out of girls and women’s sports. In a public letter […]

Maine trans athlete battle: Biden judge rules against Laurel Libby

A federal judge ruled Friday against Maine Assemblyman Laurel Libby in a lawsuit in the state legislature that overturned her accusation. Libby was criticized on February 15th in a social media post identifying trans athletes who won the Women’s State Pole Vault title. The judge who ruled was Judge Melissa Dubose of Rhode Island’s U.S. […]

Girl cries over trans athlete experience, cut off by school board president

The school board meeting in California featured an emotional debate over trans athletes being allowed to share locker rooms with high school girls. One girl who cried during her speech was told by the board president to “put it together.” On Wednesday at the board meeting of Luciamar Unified School District (LMUSD), a high school […]

Maine trans athlete battle: Dems trying to constitutionalize trans inclusion

A Democrat majority in the Maine House voted on Thursday to pass a bill codified the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA) in the state’s constitution. The MHRA was a state tent pole law allowing women’s sports trans athletes during the ongoing feud with President Donald Trump’s administration over the issue. The law was amended four […]

Athlete criticizes Maine transgender sports policy as DOJ files Title IX lawsuit

Maine high school athletes are opposed to state policies that allow trans athletes to compete in women’s sports. Cross-country skier Cassidy Carlisle says he has witnessed the impact of such policies firsthand. She recalls an incident from junior high school when she met a transgender student in a girl’s locker room. “As a 13-year-old girl, […]

Stephanie Turner put on 12-month probation, taking break from USA Fencing career after refusing to compete against trans athlete

Women’s fencer Stephanie Turner said she’ll be returning from fencing “for a while” after receiving 12 months of probation by US fencing for refusing to compete with transgender athletes last month. Stephanie Turner, 31, was disqualified from a USA Fencing cherry blossom when she took her knees, not the biologically born 20-year-old fence Redmond Sullivan. […]