I responded to a moderate's anti-trans sports views. Here's what happened
Bans on transgender competition in sports tend to be controversial, with some even otherwise supportive people siding with such bans.
May 12, 2025
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120 anti-trans bills have already been filed across the United States before 2025 has even started
The number surpasses the number of bills filed in advance of 2024, a historically hostile year towards trans individuals.
December 21, 2024
Ohio Rejects Transgender Sports Ban
The Ohio House nixed a new version of the bill after the Senate OK'd it, meaning it most likely won't pass this year.
December 15, 2022
Utah sports commission drops challenge to trans sports ban
A case brought by the Utah High School Activities Association and two athletes was voluntarily dismissed.
October 8, 2025
Tennessee Bans Trans Athletes From College Sports
The new law signed Friday builds on existing anti-trans laws in the state.
May 9, 2022
Trump Promises to Ban 'Men' From Women's Sports
The former president is once again targeting trans people as he gears up for a potential 2024 run.
February 1, 2022
Ohio Republicans override governor's veto to pass gender-affirming care ban and sports ban
However, after Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed the bill, he took even stricter executive actions on gender-affirming care.
January 24, 2024
Donald Trump bans transgender athletes from playing sports
He signed the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order in a televised signing ceremony spectacle from the East Wing of the White House.
February 5, 2025
Transphobic Christian School Banned From Vermont Sports League
It comes after the school refused to play a team with a trans girl on it.
March 21, 2023
Federalist Society judge upholds Long Island trans sports ban
A roller derby league with cis and trans members challenged a local law. The New York Civil Liberties Union still plans to appeal.
October 7, 2025
Democrats defeat Republican transgender sports ban bill in U.S. Senate
Republicans failed to get 60 votes to move the discriminatory bill forward.
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March 3, 2025
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes Republican transgender sports ban bill
The Democrat stood in the way of a law that Republicans wanted to have enacted targeting the trans community.
April 2, 2024
Small-college association bans all transgender women from women's sports
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' new policy will go into effect with the 2024-2025 school year.
April 8, 2024
Texas Expands Anti-Trans Sports Ban to Include College Athletes
The state had already barred trans athletes from competing under their gender identity in K-12 public schools.
June 16, 2023
Judge Blocks Utah Trans Sports Ban, While Probe of Athlete Emerges
A judge has blocked the ban on trans girls in girls' sports, days after it was reported that there had been complaints about supposed trans competitors.
August 19, 2022
Fencer sues USA Fencing, U.S. Olympic Committee over trans sports ban
Dinah Yukich sued after a tournament in New York determined her ineligible to compete in women's events.
October 15, 2025
West Virginia Asks Supreme Court to Let It Enforce Anti-Trans Sports Ban
The Supreme Court has previously declined to weigh in on other high-profile cases concerning the rights of trans students.
March 10, 2023
Boise State student drops challenge to Idaho trans sports ban ahead of SCOTUS hearing
But a similar West Virginia case will still be heard.
September 9, 2025
Supreme Court to decide whether states can ban transgender women & girls from sports
The decision is expected by next summer.
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July 3, 2025
Most Americans support transgender health care and sports bans — yet they oppose discrimination
Most Americans support banning gender-affirming care for youth and preventing trans athletes from participating on teams that align with their identity — yet they also support anti-discrimination laws protecting trans people.
February 26, 2025
Meet the West Virginian Middle School Student Challenging a Trans Sports Ban in Federal Court
"We just want to be accepted, and she just wants to be a kid. It shouldn’t be that hard to be a kid,” the girl's mom said.
October 30, 2023