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Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Transgender Athletes from Women’s Sports

The order, supported by J.K. Rowling and other advocates, restricts transgender women from competing in federally funded female sports and denies visas for male-born athletes identifying as women.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: U.S. President Donald Trump joined by women athletes signs the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order in the East Room at the White House on February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. The executive order, which Trump signed on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, prohibits transgender women from competing in women’s sports and is the third order he has signed that targets transgender people. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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