The funding freeze relates to University of Pennsylvania policies on allowing trans women to compete in women's sports.

Summary

The Trump administration has frozen $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its policies allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports.

A senior official said this is “just a taste” of further action, with UPenn at risk of losing all federal funding due to a Title IX investigation.

Trump signed an executive order on February 5 banning trans women from women’s sports, citing fairness and safety concerns.

Advocacy groups are challenging the move, arguing it discriminates against trans athletes.

  • icmpecho@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 days ago

    this admin hating on trans women and banning them from competing in sports while entirely overlooking trans men on testosterone who, given the legislative focus on transfem people, could still compete in women’s sports (theoretically) while on testosterone underscores how fucking little this admin knows about how this actually works scientifically.

    after all why wouldn’t “women pretending to be men” be taking testosterone and competing and dominating in sports if that’s what this is all about?