Politics Jun 30 Who is affected by the Supreme Court's ruling on trans athletes in women's sports By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane
Politics Jun 30 Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school sports The court’s conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don’t violate the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination… By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics Jan 12 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems likely to uphold states' bans on transgender students playing school sports Lower courts ruled for the transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia who challenged the state bans, but the conservative-dominated Supreme Court gave no indication after more than three hours of arguments that it would follow suit. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Nation Jul 02 UPenn updates swimming records after settlement with feds on transgender athletes case The University of Pennsylvania has changed three school records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Politics Apr 16 WATCH: Bondi announces lawsuit against Maine over transgender athletes playing in girls sports The lawsuit announced Wednesday by Attorney General Pam Bondi escalates a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Mar 07 Watch 5:52 What science tells us about transgender athletes By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane In December, NCAA President Charlie Baker testified that out of more than 500,000 total college student athletes, he believed fewer than 10 were transgender But last month, President Trump signed an executive order to ban transgender athletes from participating in… Continue watching
Feb 21 WATCH: 'See you in court,' Maine's governor tells Trump on transgender athlete ban By Michelle L. Price, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press President Donald Trump sparred with Maine's Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We'll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to… Continue reading
Dec 18 Here's how Donald Trump might ban trans athletes from competing in sports By Will Graves, Associated Press One of President-elect Donald Trump 's most popular talking points during his campaign centered on the future of transgender athletes. Continue reading
Aug 24 An Italian sprinter will be the first transgender woman to compete at the Paralympics By Daniella Matar, Associated Press In two weeks, Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first transgender woman to compete at the Paralympics when she runs the 200 and 400 meters in the T12 classification for visually impaired athletes in Paris. Continue reading
Jul 26 Are the 2024 Paris Olympics gender equal? That depends how you measure it By Hannah Grabenstein Experts say that while the IOC has made substantial progress in leveling the playing field for women in its decadeslong push for gender parity, there is still a lot of work to do, for women, transgender and nonbinary athletes. Continue reading