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‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports’ executive order to affect transgender athletes

Emma Campbell, Reporter February 27, 2025

A new executive order actioned on Feb. 5 by President Donald Trump prevents transgender athletes from participating in college sports teams opposite of their assigned sex. The executive order, named...

People attend a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 in Washington, DC.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP

House passes anti-trans sports bill

Clare Foran and Shawna Mizelle, CNN April 20, 2023

WashingtonCNN — The House voted on Thursday to pass a GOP-led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports at federally funded schools and educational institutions. The...

Republican Rep. Jena Powell is the representative in the Ohio House of Representatives who reintroduced the bill focused on trans student athletics.

Proposed Ohio bill would prevent transgender athletes from playing on school sports teams

Ian Jameson Reporter April 18, 2021

Ohio’s statehouse is currently reviewing a bill focused on trans student athletes. Senate Bill 132, if passed, would require high schools, universities and private colleges to designate separate “single-sex”...