US EditionTrump says transgender athletes will not be permitted entry to 2028 Olympic Games
- President Donald Trump is challenging transgender athletes' participation in the Olympics, urging the International Olympic Committee to change its standards for women's sports based on sex, not gender identity or testosterone levels.
- The executive order empowers the Secretary of State to review policies on admitting males into women's sports, aiming to promote safety and fairness for female athletes.
- Trump stated that his administration wants the IOC to change everything related to the Olympics concerning transgender athletes before the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
- There is currently no evidence of male athletes competing in women's Olympic events, yet Trump's order could encourage international federations to establish a uniform standard.
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WBFFTrump administration to ban visas for international transgender athletes
The Trump administration is moving to prevent transgender athletes from traveling to the United States to compete in sports, according to a memo obtained by the Daily Mail. The U.S. State Department has instructed officials to deny visas to transgender athletes attempting to enter the country for competition. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly wrote in the memo, “In cases where applicants are suspected of misrepresenting their purpose of …
The American president is continuing his war against gender minorities, by announcing, on Wednesday 5 February, the refusal of visa applications from transgender athletes for the Olympic Games, in three years.
Five things to know before forming an opinion on Trump's Olympic transgender ban
Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transgender women and girls from participating in female-only sports in state-backed US schools and universities.While signing the “No Men in Women’s Sports” order, he also said he would block transgender athletes from competing in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and “nobody’s going to be able to do a damn thing about it.”Trump told the Department of Homeland Security to “reject any and all visa a…
US President Trump wants to ban transgender people from participating in women's sports by decree. He also wants no trans athletes to be allowed to take part in the 2028 Olympic Games.
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