Mar 23 DeSantis weighs in on college swim competition, signing proclamation denouncing trans athlete By Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is jumping into the conversation about a transgender swimmer who won a collegiate title by declaring the runner-up as the real winner. Continue reading
Mar 22 Utah's Republican governor becomes latest to veto transgender sports ban By Lindsay Whitehurst, Sam Metz, Associated Press Utah's governor vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls' sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor to reject such legislation this week. Continue reading
Mar 03 Iowa governor signs restrictive transgender sports bill By David Pitt, Associated Press Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that prohibits transgender females from participating in girls high school sports and women's college athletics, rejecting opponents' argument that she would harm children to solve a nonexistent problem. Continue reading
Feb 03 South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs transgender athlete ban By Stephen Groves, Associated Press South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill that will ban transgender girls and college-age women from playing in school sports leagues that match their gender identity. Continue reading
Jan 20 NCAA creates new, sport-by-sport guidelines for transgender athletes By Associated Press Under the new guidelines, approved by the NCAA Board of Governors on Wednesday, transgender participation for each sport will be determined by the policy for the sport's national governing body, subject to review. Continue reading
Jul 27 Will the Olympics ever truly welcome nonbinary athletes? By Kate Sosin, The 19th As more young people identify as gender diverse, the binary in sports becomes increasingly fraught. Continue reading
Jul 20 Louisiana Senate backs transgender sports ban veto override By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Louisiana state senators have narrowly voted to overturn Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' rejection of a bill prohibiting transgender students from participating in school sports. Continue reading
Jun 22 Louisiana governor vetoes transgender sports ban proposal By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press The decision pushes back against legislation that has passed several Southern states. Tuesday's veto from the Democratic governor was expected, since Edwards repeatedly called the measure discriminatory. Continue reading
Jun 17 Department of Justice says West Virginia, Arkansas transgender bans violate federal law By John Raby, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice has slammed a new West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: JBS meat plants downed globally after cyberattack possibly linked to Russia In our news wrap Tuesday, slaughterhouses across the U.S., Canada and Australia have shut down after a new cyberattack targeted JBS — the world's largest meat processor. Florida became the largest state yet to ban transgender athletes from girls and… Continue watching