Trump administration establishes Title IX investigation team in response to trans sports controversies

The Trump administration has created a new Title IX Special Investigations Team to focus on preventing transgender women and girls from participating in sports teams and using restrooms designated for females. The team, consisting of investigators and attorneys from the Departments of Education and Justice, aims to address the increasing number of complaints related to gender ideology in educational programs. This move follows President Trump’s executive order in February prohibiting trans women and girls from participating in female sports. The LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD criticized the new team, calling it a baseless plan that could waste taxpayer resources and cause harm to all girls by subjecting them to invasive exams. The exact number of transgender student athletes is unknown, with fewer than 10 active NCAA athletes identifying as transgender. Despite this, the administration has paused funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its transgender athlete policies. Education Secretary Linda McMahon, a former WWE CEO, warned entities allowing trans women to participate in female sports that there is a “new sheriff in town.” The creation of the new team has sparked controversy and concern among LGBTQ advocates, who argue that the focus on transgender athletes does not protect women’s civil rights and could lead to unnecessary and invasive procedures.

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