An executive order prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports was signed by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order that forbids transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports.
While signing the order by saying “No Men in Women’s Sports Executive Order,” and “the war on women’s sports is over.”
He also added some points while addressing the public
“The radical left has waged an all-out campaign to erase the very concept of biological sex and replace it with a militant transgender ideology,”.
Since taking office on January 20, Donald Trump has issued four formal directives that specifically target transgender individuals, including this executive order. Like other US states with similar bans, Donald Trump’s recent action could be sued.
Is this the first time a law prohibiting transgender athletes in female sports has been introduced in the US?
No, this is not the first time that the United States has introduced legislation prohibiting transgender people. Similar legislation has been approved in more than 20 states with Republican governors. These rules proponents argue that excluding transgender athletes who might have a biological advantage, they are necessary to ensure equity in girls’ sports.
Claiming that the restrictions violate their right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution and Title IX, which they interpret to guarantee transgender girls’ right to participate in girls’ sports, a number of transgender athletes and their families have filed lawsuits to overturn state bans.
Donald Trump’s executive order might not be implemented given the outcomes of previous state bills of a similar nature. Reuters reports that a number of lawsuits were successful in preventing state legislation from being enforced. However, the majority of them prevented state laws from being enforced against the plaintiffs who filed those challenges.
The court invalidated previous state-level prohibitions on transgender athletes, including those in West Virginia and Arizona, as well as Idaho’s law against transgender athletics.
Despite legal obstacles, the statute has been implemented in numerous US states. Nassau County, New York, was granted permission by a state court last month to implement a statute that forbids transgender women and girls from participating in female-only sports at county-owned sports facilities.
