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The Latest on Trans Participation in Sports (#103)

August 15, 2025 • Transparently Speaking

Recorded in the first half of July, Episode 103 is a reflection of how Joy and Samantha are feeling since the Supreme Court agreed to take up the constitutionality of laws that bar transgender women and girls from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams. Since 2020, 27 states have banned grade school transgender girls from participating on girls sports teams. Since this recording, in late July, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) updated their athlete safety policy, effectively barring transgender women from all women's competitions.

Access details here: https://www.usopc.org/diversity-equity-inclusion/transgender-athlete-participation-in-sport

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