Ken Paxton sues NCAA over transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports
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Ken Paxton sues NCAA over transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports

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"Ken Paxton sues NCAA over transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Sunday he sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association, accusing the organization of misleading college sports fans by allowing transgender women to participate in events marketed as women's competitions. Paxton wants the court to limit the participation of trans athletes in NCAA competitions taking place in Texas or involving Texas teams, or to stop the organization from labeling events as women's sports if they include transgender women. Paxton’s lawsuit comes just after NCAA President Charlie Baker was grilled by lawmakers during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing earlier this week over the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports.

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Texas sues NCAA in latest push to block transgender athletes in women’s sports
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Texas sues NCAA in latest push to block transgender athletes in women’s sports

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA to block the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports, arguing that it tricks and misleads fans. The lawsuit filed in state district court in Lubbock and announced Sunday, argues the NCAA violates the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by promoting women’s sports that may include a transgender …

The darker side of the rise of women’s sports: With more visibility comes more online harassment
3 weeks, 2 days ago

The darker side of the rise of women’s sports: With more visibility comes more online harassment

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s a cycle female athletes and fans of women’s sports have come …

Ohio law restricts bathroom access for transgender students, sparks row
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Ohio law restricts bathroom access for transgender students, sparks row

India Today  

Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a measure that Republican Governor Mike DeWine said on Wednesday that he has signed. The Republican-backed measure -- labeled the “Protect All Students Act” -- requires public and private schools, colleges and universities to designate …

What to know about the San Jose State volleyball team and why opponents are boycotting matches
2 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know about the San Jose State volleyball team and why opponents are boycotting matches

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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At issue is the participation of …

Transgender teens sue New Hampshire over sports ban
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Transgender teens sue New Hampshire over sports ban

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New York county's latest trans athlete ban draws lawsuits from attorney general, civil rights group
5 months, 3 weeks ago

New York county's latest trans athlete ban draws lawsuits from attorney general, civil rights group

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The New York attorney general …

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say
7 months, 1 week ago

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The states argue the new …

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say
7 months, 1 week ago

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say

Associated Press  

— The Biden administration has put on hold a plan to prohibit across-the-board bans on transgender athletes on school teams during an election year in which Republicans are rallying around restrictions on trans youths. The states argue the new rule would open the door to forcing schools to allow transgender athletes to compete on teams aligning with their gender identity, …

The NCAA's dilemma on trans athletes shouldn't be that hard of a call
7 months, 4 weeks ago

The NCAA's dilemma on trans athletes shouldn't be that hard of a call

LA Times  

The National Collegiate Athletic Assn. The best it’s come up with so far is to say late last month that its rules are “ under review,” after a smaller student-athlete association effectively banned trans women from competing in women’s sports. It’s the latest development in a conversation that has been blown way out of proportion by opportunistic conservative politicians, many …

NAIA bans transgender athletes from women’s sports; NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’
9 months ago

NAIA bans transgender athletes from women’s sports; NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’

The Hindu  

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. Instead, they send a message of exclusion and reinforce dangerous stereotypes that harm all women.” Last month, more than a dozen current and former college athletes filed a federal lawsuit …

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’
9 months ago

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’

Associated Press  

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. The topic has become a hot-button issue among conservative groups and others who believe transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete on girls’ and women’s sports teams. Instead, they …

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports
9 months ago

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports

NPR  

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports Enlarge this image toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP Charlie Riedel/AP The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women's sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. The topic has nonetheless become a hot-button issue among conservative groups and …

Collegiate sports association restricts transgender women from competing in women’s sports
9 months ago

Collegiate sports association restricts transgender women from competing in women’s sports

Politico  

“With the exception of competitive cheer and competitive dance, the NAIA created separate categories for male and female participants,” the association said in its policy. As a result, the NAIA policy for transgender student-athletes applies to all sports except for competitive cheer and competitive dance, which are open to all students.” The policy has already been met with swift criticism …

National debate over transgender athletes comes to New York City
9 months, 3 weeks ago

National debate over transgender athletes comes to New York City

Politico  

It passed by a vote of 8 to 3. “At New York City Public Schools, all students have the right to have their gender, gender identity, and gender expression recognized and respected,” DOE spokesperson Chyann Tull said in a statement. “In our schools, every student can participate in sports and competitive athletics in accordance with their gender identity, and we …

College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies
9 months, 3 weeks ago

College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022. “College sports are the premier stage for women’s sports in America, and while the …

College swimmers and volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies
9 months, 4 weeks ago

College swimmers and volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies

LA Times  

Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, second from right, stands during a rally in January 2023 outside an NCAA convention in San Antonio. Gaines was among a dozen college athletes who are part of a Title IX rights lawsuit filed against the NCAA. Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against …

Women’s roller derby league sues suburban New York county over ban on transgender female athletes
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Women’s roller derby league sues suburban New York county over ban on transgender female athletes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A women’s roller derby league has asked a New York court to invalidate a Republican official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities, saying it violates state law. “This cruel policy sends the dangerous message that trans people don’t belong in Nassau County,” Amanda “Curly Fry” Urena, a member of the Roller …

County exec sues New York over an order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes
10 months ago

County exec sues New York over an order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman …

County leader sues New York over an order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes
10 months ago

County leader sues New York over an order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes

Associated Press  

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Republican official has asked a federal court to affirm his decision to ban girls’ and women’s sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities in New York City’s suburbs. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman filed the lawsuit days after the state’s Democratic attorney general, Letitia James, warned him in a “cease and desist” letter that …

NCAA Committee on Infractions member resigns over association’s transgender athlete policy
10 months, 3 weeks ago

NCAA Committee on Infractions member resigns over association’s transgender athlete policy

Associated Press  

A member of the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions, a voluntary group that prescribes penalties to member schools that break association rules, has resigned over NCAA policies regarding the participation of transgender athletes. William Bock, the former general counsel of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, told The Associated Press on Friday that NCAA policies permitting transgender athletes to compete against women are …

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scrambling over how best to care for them. The new law bans gender-affirming surgeries and hormone therapies, and restricts mental health care for transgender individuals under 18. Sen. Kristina Roegner, a Republican …

Court revives lawsuit over Connecticut rule allowing trans girls to compete in school sports
1 year ago

Court revives lawsuit over Connecticut rule allowing trans girls to compete in school sports

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Opponents of Connecticut’s policy letting transgender girls compete in girls high school sports will get a second chance to challenge it in court, an appeals court ruled Friday, which revived the case without weighing in on its merits. The American Civil Liberties Union said it welcomes a chance to defend the rights of the two transgender high …

Ohio Senate clears ban on gender-affirming care for minors, transgender athletes in girls sports
1 year ago

Ohio Senate clears ban on gender-affirming care for minors, transgender athletes in girls sports

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Republican-backed proposal that would drastically affect how LGBTQ youth in Ohio live their everyday lives cleared the state Senate on Wednesday, despite adamant opposition from parents, medical providers and education professionals who call it cruel and potentially life threatening. State senators, by a vote of 24-8, approved a multifaceted bill that would ban gender-affirming care for …

Privacy concerns persist in transgender sports case after Utah judge seals only some health records
1 year, 1 month ago

Privacy concerns persist in transgender sports case after Utah judge seals only some health records

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Transgender teenagers who are challenging a Utah law banning trans girls from playing on girls’ sports teams can keep portions of their mental health records confidential after a state judge ruled Thursday that some details are irrelevant to the case. Two student-athletes whose families sued over the 2022 state law were ordered in September by Judge …

Privacy concerns persist in transgender sports case after Utah judge seals only some health records
1 year, 1 month ago

Privacy concerns persist in transgender sports case after Utah judge seals only some health records

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Federal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law
1 year, 4 months ago

Federal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s preliminary injunction against the 2020 law, which would prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams The judges ruled that the ban discriminates not just against transgender women but …

More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume
1 year, 4 months ago

More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — As children across the U.S. head back to classes and practices for fall sports, four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls teams. “Everyone is going through that process.” She added: “For trans kids, it’s never been a walk in the park, but now they have this law to contend …

More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume
1 year, 4 months ago

More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Everyone is going through that …

Federal judge blocks Arizona law banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports teams
1 year, 5 months ago

Federal judge blocks Arizona law banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports teams

Associated Press  

TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing a law banning transgender girls from playing on girls’ school sports teams. The judge in Tucson granted a preliminary injunction to allow processing of a lawsuit filed on behalf of two transgender girls against the state’s “Save Women’s Sports Act,” which was passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature …

Ohio House passes bans on transgender student athletes and gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 6 months ago

Ohio House passes bans on transgender student athletes and gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Minors in Ohio would be prohibited from receiving gender-affirming care and transgender student-athletes would be banned from participating in girls’ and women’s sports under a multifaceted proposal that cleared the state’s Republican-dominated House on Wednesday. These aren’t the first attempts at such proposals by Ohio’s Legislature — a gender-affirming care ban, which “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider testified …

Ohio ban on transgender youth sports, heath care clears House panel
1 year, 6 months ago

Ohio ban on transgender youth sports, heath care clears House panel

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Transgender student-athletes in Ohio would be banned from participating in girls’ and women’s sports and minors would be prohibited from receiving gender-affirming care under a multifaceted proposal that cleared an state House panel Wednesday. The proposal would require K-12 schools as well as universities to designate “ separate teams ” for male and female sexes, but explicitly …

Ohio House advances transgender student-athlete ban for girls’ and women’s sports
1 year, 8 months ago

Ohio House advances transgender student-athlete ban for girls’ and women’s sports

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A ban on transgender student-athletes playing on girls and women’s sports teams in Ohio cleared a House education panel along partisan lines Wednesday, the latest attempt at such a measure first introduced by Republican lawmakers in 2021. The proposal would require K-12 schools as well as universities to designate “separate teams” for male and female sexes, but …

Kansas sets trans athlete rule; gender-affirming care saved
1 year, 8 months ago

Kansas sets trans athlete rule; gender-affirming care saved

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas board decided Wednesday that high schools and middle schools must see transgender athletes’ first birth certificates to decide what teams they can join, while an effort in the Legislature to end gender-affirming care for transgender minors failed. The Kansas State High School Activities Association’s executive board took a key step in helping the state enforce …

House approves trans athlete ban for girls and women’s teams
1 year, 8 months ago

House approves trans athlete ban for girls and women’s teams

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male would be barred from competing on girls or women’s sports teams at federally supported schools and colleges under legislation pushed through Thursday by House Republicans checking off another high-profile item on their social agenda. The bill defines sex as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics …

Transgender girls go to court over Arizona school sports ban
1 year, 8 months ago

Transgender girls go to court over Arizona school sports ban

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The parents of two transgender girls in Arizona filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a year-old state law banning trans girls from participating in school sports. “The ban’s exclusion of plaintiffs from participating in school sports because they are transgender denies them equal treatment under the law,” attorneys wrote in the 21-page complaint. On Tuesday, a similar law was …

At least 20 states ban trans women and girls from sports that match their gender
1 year, 9 months ago

At least 20 states ban trans women and girls from sports that match their gender

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 20 states now ban trans athletes from joining …

Kansas bans transgender athletes from women’s, girls’ sports
1 year, 9 months ago

Kansas bans transgender athletes from women’s, girls’ sports

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college, the first of several possible new laws restricting the rights of transgender people pushed through by Republican legislators over the wishes of the Democratic governor. Laura Kelly’s third veto in three years of a bill to ban transgender athletes, and came a day …

Kansas Bans Transgender Athletes From Women's, Girls' Sports
1 year, 9 months ago

Kansas Bans Transgender Athletes From Women's, Girls' Sports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college, the first of several possible new laws restricting the rights of transgender people pushed through by Republican legislators over the wishes of the Democratic governor. Laura Kelly’s third veto in three years of a bill to ban transgender athletes, and …

Protest over inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports held outside NCAA Convention
1 year, 11 months ago

Protest over inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports held outside NCAA Convention

CNN  

CNN — A small group of demonstrators gathered outside the NCAA Convention in San Antonio on Thursday to protest the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s college sports. Speaking outside the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Gaines said to NCAA officials: “We’ve created a petition with almost 10,000 signatures from people around the country who want to support keeping female …

Demonstrators protest NCAA’s transgender athlete inclusion
1 year, 11 months ago

Demonstrators protest NCAA’s transgender athlete inclusion

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and about two dozen demonstrators outside the NCAA convention Thursday protested the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports and threatened the association with legal action if it doesn’t change its policies. Eighteen states have passed laws banning transgender athletes from participating in female school sports; a federal judge earlier this month …

Oklahoma sports ‘biological sex affidavit’ raises questions
2 years, 3 months ago

Oklahoma sports ‘biological sex affidavit’ raises questions

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — J.D. James nearly was held out of playing this season because his parents objected to the “biological sex affidavit” Oklahoma public school athletes, from kindergarten to college, are now required to submit to participate. Kevin Stitt signed the “Save Women’s Sports Act” into law in March, one of more than a dozen state laws across the country …

Transgender kids can play girls sports in Utah after ruling
2 years, 4 months ago

Transgender kids can play girls sports in Utah after ruling

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in girls’ sports as the school year begins, after a judge on Friday reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents. The state’s association overseeing more than 80,000 students playing high school sports has said only one transgender girl competed in their leagues last year …

Utah Judge Reverses Law Banning Transgender Kids From Sports
2 years, 4 months ago

Utah Judge Reverses Law Banning Transgender Kids From Sports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SALT LAKE CITY — Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in female sports as the school year begins after a judge on Friday reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents. Utah state Judge Keith Kelly said in the ruling that attorneys representing the families of three transgender student-athletes who filed the …

Judge grants preliminary injunction allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams in Utah
2 years, 4 months ago

Judge grants preliminary injunction allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams in Utah

CNN  

CNN — A Utah judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams, but they will not be automatically eligible to play. The decision “will allow transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams only when it is fair, as confidentially determined by a legislature-created commission,” according to the decision by Judge Keith A. Kelly, from …

Judge won’t toss lawsuit against Utah transgender sports ban
2 years, 5 months ago

Judge won’t toss lawsuit against Utah transgender sports ban

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — A judge on Wednesday rejected the request by Utah officials to throw out a lawsuit challenging a state ban on transgender kids who want to compete in youth sports. The issue of whether transgender girls should be allowed to participate in female sports has become flashpoint across the U.S. with Republican lawmakers passing legislation to block …

Title IX’s next battle: The rights of transgender athletes
2 years, 6 months ago

Title IX’s next battle: The rights of transgender athletes

Associated Press  

When the gender equity legislation known as Title IX became law in 1972, the politics of transgender sports was not even a blip in the national conversation. “We’re at a time where Title IX is going to be exploited and celebrated,” said Donna de Varona, the Olympic champion swimmer who heads the Women’s Sports Policy Working Group, which seeks a …

Transgender athlete ban challenged in Utah lawsuit
2 years, 7 months ago

Transgender athlete ban challenged in Utah lawsuit

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — A ban on transgender athletes playing on girls’ sports teams is being challenged in court in Utah, one of more than a dozen states that have passed similar bans throughout the last two years. I just want to play on a team like any other kid.” For the Utah lawmakers who After observing courts strike down …

Utah: Families of 2 teens sue over ban on transgender women and girls competing in school sports
2 years, 7 months ago

Utah: Families of 2 teens sue over ban on transgender women and girls competing in school sports

CNN  

CNN — The families of two Utah teenagers have filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that bans transgender women and girls from participating in school sports. Spencer Cox’s veto of HB 11, which bans transgender athletes from competing on women’s and girls’ sports teams. It is not supported by medical or scientific evidence.” It also states if gender dysphoria …

Kansas governor nixes bills on trans athletes, parents’ role
2 years, 8 months ago

Kansas governor nixes bills on trans athletes, parents’ role

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Gov. Kelly also vetoed a measure that would tighten the state’s rules for obtaining food assistance for non-disabled adults without children and another extending protections from lawsuits that health care providers received during the coronavirus pandemic. In her veto messages to lawmakers, Kelly suggested that politics drove their consideration, but Senate President Ty Masterson, an Andover …

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