House Republicans are calling on the NCAA to prevent transgender women from participating in women’s college sports teams. A letter led by Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., and signed by 16 fellow Republican lawmakers expressed concerns about the future of women’s sports and the importance of upholding Title IX protections.
A group of 17 lawmakers sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker after the NAIA announced that transgender athletes would be banned from women’s sports competitions. The NAIA allows transgender athletes to participate in team practices and non-competition events.
The NAIA, which oversees around 83,000 student-athletes, implemented this policy to acknowledge the advantages that biological men may have in certain athletic competitions. The lawmakers cited a study that highlighted the differences in athletic performance driven by testosterone and estrogen therapy’s inability to reverse these advantages.
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