athletics

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled in favor of a Connecticut athletics association policy allowing biological males identifying as females to play in girls' sports.

Addressing a growing controversy within its sport, the governing body for American competitive swimming released new rules on Wednesday that place major new restrictions on male-to-female transgender athletes due to what the organization calls “competitive” advantages for male swimmers.

The most decorated Olympian of all time is calling for a "level playing field" in sports in light of a transgender swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania breaking records.

Two-time Olympic medalist Erika Brown is taking a stand against transgender athletes, saying, “it’s time to start standing up for women’s sports” and change the rules so that only biological women can compete in women’s events.

Several parents of University of Pennsylvania swimmers are speaking out about a high-profile transgender athlete who has broken multiple records, arguing that the NCAA must change its rules in order to bring fairness back to meets for biological females.

Laurel Hubbard, a transgender weightlifter, may become the first transgender to compete in the Olympics. Hubbard, 43, lived as a man for 35 years before transitioning to a woman.

Five states are considering imposing a new law that will prevent transgender athletes from competing with the gender opposite of their birth sex.