President Trump issues an executive order banning transgender participation in school sports for girls, as well as men and women

Feb 05, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order banning transgender women from participating in girls' school sports and women's sports.

A series of foreign media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, reported on the 5th (Korea time), citing a White House official's remarks that President Trump will sign an executive order banning transzenger girls and women from participating in women's sports events in schools and universities. The executive order, which has been named "Keeping Men out of Women's Sports"', is also Trump's 2024 presidential campaign pledge. The issue is one of Trump's favorite and most focused issues during his presidential campaign, based on an executive order that the Trump administration has stated that "only two genders of men and women are recognized and these genders cannot be changed.'

Representative Nancy Macy expressed her support in a press release, saying that `President Trump will be with us when he issues this executive order.'This executive order will protect the rights of female athletes who have spent their entire lives trying to restore the fairness of Title IX, maintain their original intentions, and compete at the highest level.'

The title nine, which was established in June 1972 and led to the rapid development of women's sports in the United States, should not be restricted from participation, denied benefits or discriminated against in all federally funded educational activities' is a bill that stipulates the opportunity for anyone, regardless of gender, to participate equally in school sports and sports activities.

Although the exact details of Trump's executive order have yet to be revealed, foreign media saw one option as the president ordering the Education Department to interpret the Federal Title Nine regulations as prohibiting transgender girls and transgender women from participating in the women's sports category. People with different positions are expected to prepare future policies and regulations based on the interpretation of the Ministry of Education, and based on this, schools will issue guidelines and investigate allegations of violations.

If implemented, the executive order is expected to have an immediate impact on almost all universities in the United States and all federally funded educational institutions, including most elementary, middle and high schools. The Title Nine, established in 1972, prohibits gender discrimination in educational activities, and there has been a heated debate for decades about its meaning, and the issue of transgender students has recently become a big topic. While the executive order is expected to have a significant impact on the majority of schools except for some of the 1100 member schools of the National Council on University Sports (NCAA), the NCAA is preparing to revise regulations quickly. NCAA President Charlie Baker said at a hearing in December last year that `We as a state agency comply with federal law' and"it would be very helpful to clarify this issue at the federal level.'

Meanwhile, ahead of President Trump's inauguration, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed a bill that bans schools and universities from participating in women's sports by transgender girls and women. However, it remains to be seen whether the bill will be passed with seven Democratic votes in the Senate. Currently, there are 27 states in the United States that completely restrict transgender girls and women from participating in sports, and 14 states that advocate the rights of transgender people have conflicting policies that mandate the inclusion of women's sports.

Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.