A coalition of women's advocacy organizations has sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump to demand the NCAA change its transgender athlete policies.
A coalition of women’s advocacy organizations have called on President-elect Donald Trump to demand the NCAA change its policies regarding trans athletes in women’s sports. Our Bodies, Our Sports, the first and only coalition of women’s advocacy organizations fighting for fairness in women’s sports in the country, issued a letter to the president-elect requesting that he use his influence to have the NCAA take action 'to protect the rights and opportunities of collegiate female athletes,' a press release read.
'We write now to ask you to also use your powerful voice to urge the NCAA to take action and clarify participation rules to protect the rights and opportunities of female athletes,' the letter read, in part. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM 'The NCAA’s controversial and unscientific Transgender Student-Athlete Participation Policy continues to allow men to participate in women’s sports – taking away women’s opportunities to compete, roster spots on teams, medals, and safe and fair competition,' the release read. This letter to the president-elect comes ahead of the 2025 NCAA Convention, which takes place from Jan. 14-17 in Nashville, Tennessee. The week is filled with issues, forums, business sessions and award presentations. The letter also comes after a federal judge blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to redefine sex in Title IX as 'gender identity,' striking it down nationwide. FEDERAL JUDGE STRIKES DOWN BIDEN ADMIN'S TITLE IX REWRITE The ruling came in U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky Northern Division in Cardona v. Tennessee on Tuesday. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti celebrated the ruling with a post on X. 'Another massive win for TN and the country!' the post read. 'This morning, a federal court ruled in our favor and vacated the Biden admin's radical new Title IX rule nationwide. 'The court's order is resounding victory for the protection of girls' privacy in locker rooms and showers, and for the freedom to speak biologically-accurate pronouns.' The Supreme Court has previously rejected the Biden administration’s emergency request to enforce parts of a new rule that would have included protection from discrimination for transgender students under Title IX. As for the NCAA’s current transgender participation policy, it allows trans athletes to play in a 'sport-by-sport approach,' which 'preserves opportunity for transgender student-athletes while balancing fairness, inclusion and safety for all who compete.' The governing body says its policy aligns with that of the 'Olympic Movement.' Part of the NCAA’s policy requires transgender student-athletes to provide documentation that meets the 2010 NCAA policy, plus meet the sport standard for documented testosterone levels at three points in time: Prior to competition during regular season, prior to the first competition in an NCAA championship and prior to any competition in the 'non-championship segment.' Our Bodies, Our Sports consists of the following member organizations: Independent Women’s Forum, Independent Council on Women’s Sports, Women’s Declaration International USA, Champion Women, International Consortium on Female Sport, Concerned Women for America, Women’s Liberation Front, Independent Women’s Law Center, Young Women for America, Independent Women’s Voice, and Independent Women’s Network. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP 'We stand together in honor of the generations of women who came before us and in defense of all the women and girls who will come next,' the letter to Trump ends. 'We ask for your help in demanding that the NCAA finally act to restore fairness and opportunity in collegiate sports and we thank you for standing with us.' Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mary Trump Issues 'Doomed' Warning After Big Legal Win for Donald TrumpDonald Trump filed a defamation suit after an ABC News anchor claimed he had been 'found liable for rape' in connection to E. Jean Carroll's lawsuits.
Read more »
Donald Trump denies pushing DeSantis to pick Lara Trump for Florida Senate seatPresident-elect Donald Trump is facing some blowback for his Cabinet and administration picks. According to NBC News, Trump’s children won’t have White House roles in his second term, but MSNBC’s Brian Tyler Cohen shows how there is a high level of nepotism with his staffing happening. For more of Brian’s collab with MSNBC click here http://msnbc.
Read more »
Lara Trump: Donald Trump Sees Mandate From 'God' and AmericansLara Trump believes her father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump, feels he has a mandate from both the American people and God. She argues that Trump has been misrepresented and predicts many will realize they were wrong about him by the end of his second term. Trump also cites a cultural shift, noting that the Republican Party has become the 'anti-establishment' brand.
Read more »
Exclusive — Lara Trump: I Think Donald Trump Believes This Is a ‘Mandate from God’Source of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
Lara Trump: Donald Trump Has a Mandate From Both God and the PeopleLara Trump believes her father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, feels he has a mandate from both the American people and God. She argues that Trump has been mischaracterized and predicts that many will realize they were wrong about him by the end of his potential second term. Trump also points to a cultural shift, stating that the Republican Party has become the 'anti-establishment' force, largely due to Trump himself. She cites the 2020 election results as evidence of this shift, claiming Trump's victory in the electoral college, the popular vote, and all swing states demonstrate the will of the people.
Read more »
Trans NCAA Athlete Criticizes NCAA Over Lack of Scholarships for Trans WomenA transgender NCAA track and field athlete is criticizing the organization for not offering more scholarships to men who identify as women to play women's sports. The athlete, Schreiner, claims the lack of scholarships and state bans on transgender athletes participating in certain sports make it difficult to compete at the collegiate level. Schreiner also expresses concern about the increasing attacks and rights being stripped away from transgender people.
Read more »