Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., weighed in on the debate on women’s sports. The former Auburn football coach joined OutKick’s “Hot Mic” with Hutton & Withrow show this week and described transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports as “asinine.” “It’s ridiculous, I can’t believe we are even having to talk about
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Piers Morgan calls trans athletes participation in women's sports 'grotesquely unfair,' calls for boycotts
British journalist Piers Morgan slammed transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports as “grotesquely unfair” during an appearance on OutKick’s “Gaines for Girls” podcast, adding that women should boycott events with trans athletes all together. The Fox Nation host told former NCAA Division 1 swimmer Riley Gaines that while some world
Florida high school under scrutiny over trans participation on girls volleyball team: report
A Florida high school is reportedly in the midst of some turmoil over rules regarding transgender participation in girls’ sports, which broke state law. The principal and a few staff members at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek were reassigned pending the outcome of an investigation into “improper student participation
Christian school suing officials after being barred from events for forfeiting game against trans player
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), an NPO that protects religious freedom, has filed a lawsuit against Vermont officials on behalf of a school that forfeited a girls basketball game in which they were set to play a biological male. The Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS) took a loss against Long Trail
Trans swimmer breaks New Jersey college record after switching from men's team to women's
A transgender swimmer at Ramapo College of New Jersey broke a women’s school record over the weekend after competing for the men’s team for three years. Meghan Cortez-Fields won first place and broke a school record in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.22 at the Cougar Splash Invitational,
This trans college athlete is being faced with an impossible decision
The story of one trans college athlete who is being forced to choose between continuing his gender-affirming medical care and playing the sport he loves. Source link
Female pool player forfeits final due to facing trans woman opponent: reports
A female pool final match in Denbighshire, Wales, ended prematurely after one player reportedly forfeited because she was drawn to compete against a transgender woman. Lynne Pinches stepped away from the table to applause from spectators, who appeared to approve of her decision not to compete against Harriet Haynes. CLICK
Republicans urge NCAA to change policy on trans athletes to ensure 'fair environment for women’s sports'
Nine Republican governors sent a letter to the NCAA on Monday urging that the organization change its policy regarding transgender student-athletes to “guarantee a fair environment for women’s sports.” The current policy has drawn mounting criticism since the NCAA last updated it in January 2022, moving to a “sport-by-sport” approach,
Che Flores becomes NBA's first openly nonbinary, trans referee
Che Flores will become the NBA’s first openly nonbinary, transgender referee when the California native steps on to the court this season. In an interview with GQ published Monday, Flores recalled opening up to fellow officials at the NBA referees’ annual preseason meetings in Brooklyn, New York, last month. Referee
Senator Josh Hawley unimpressed with Charlie Baker’s Senate testimony answers on trans athletes
Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and United States Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) were not impressed with NCAA President Charlie Baker’s answers to questions related to transgender athletes in women’s sports during his testimony before a Senate committee. Baker, who replaced former NCAA President Mark Emmert in March, testified before the