The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) updated its transgender student-athlete policy on Thursday, barring trans women from competing in women’s sports. The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to defund schools that allow trans women to participate. Under the new policy, students assigned male at birth may practice with women’s teams but cannot compete. In contrast, all students may participate on men’s teams with a medical exemption process for testosterone use. The NCAA previously deferred to Olympic standards but cited the need for clear, uniform eligibility rules. LGBTQ+ advocates criticized the change as discriminatory and politically motivated.
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00:02The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or the NCAA, upgraded its transgender student-athlete
00:07policy on Thursday, barring trans women from competing in women's sports.
00:11The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to defund
00:16schools that allow trans women to participate.
00:19Under the new policy, students assigned male at birth may practice with women's teams
00:23but cannot compete, while all students may participate on men's team with a medical
00:28exemption process for testosterone use.
00:30The NCAA previously deferred to Olympic standards but cited the need for clear, uniform eligibility
00:37rules.
00:38LGBTQIA-plus advocates criticized the change as discriminatory and politically motivated.