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US Starts Title IX Team to Ban Trans Women in Female Sports

The formation of the team follows an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in February to keep “men out of women’s sports.” — The formation of the team follows an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in February to keep “men out of women’s sports.”
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By Chris Strohm and Simone Foxman

April 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM UTC

Updated on

April 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM UTC

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The Trump administration has formed a special investigations team to look into allegations that female student athletes are being discriminated against when they compete against transgender women.

The Justice and Education departments on Friday announced the creation of a “Title IX special investigations team,” which refers to a section of the 1972 Education Amendments Act that educational institutions receiving federal funds cannot deny women an equal opportunity to participate in sports.