EARLIER THIS MONTH THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE CLARIFIED THEIR STANCE ON TRANSGENDER WOMEN COMPETING IN WOMENS SPORTS. THE NEW POLICY DIRECTS NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES TO PROVIDE FOR SAFE AND FAIR COMPETITION IN ALIGNMENT WITH PRESIDENTS TRUMPS EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR TITLED “KEEPING MEN OUT OF WOMENS SPORTS.” IT’S A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE, AND RECENTLY SOME AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE CHANGED THEIR POLICIES TO LIMIT WOMENS SPORTS TO ONLY THOSE WHO WERE BORN FEMALE. A NUMBER OF GROUPS THAT SUPPORT TRANSGENDER WOMEN ARE AGAINST THE DECISION.
