During his time in office, Trump plans to ban transgender athletes from women's sports.

Question

President-elect Donald Trump promised to limit transgender healthcare access and ban trans athletes from school sports. We asked two experts what that would mean for trans people in the U.S.

Answer 1

President-elect Donald Trump does plan on banning transgender athletes from school sports. He was directly asked this question at a town hall by Fox News's Harris Faulkner. When Faulkner asked Trump how he planned on keeping transgender athletes from competing in sports, he said he would "just ban it".

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4936727-trump-bans-transgender-athletes/

Comments

I appreciate you clarifying that this statement is true. I am not familiar with the website that you chose to back up your evidence. According to the site AllSides, it is reputable and does not have any bias. In the article for your evidence, they also include that this is not the first time he has said such, "Trump has pledged on multiple occasions to bar transgender women . . . from female sports".

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I don't believe this is the first time Trump has made this claim. It will definitely be interesting to see what unfolds once he is inaugurated into office in January. Overall, I think this could have some advantages and disadvantages when it comes to sports, especially women's sports.

Answer 2

This claim is accurate. According to the 2024 GOP platform, "keeping men out of women's sports" is a top priority. The Republican party has stated this applies to transgender women as well. Trump himself has said many times throughout his campaign as well as in a campaign video on social media that, "Title IX would prohibit men from participating in women's sports". In this case, he is once again wrongfully including transgender women in his statement. According to the NPR article cited above, much more than just sports are on the line with another Trump term ahead. In the campaign video linked below from January 31st, 2023, Trump explains firsthand how he will put laws into place, where the government may only recognize 2 genders, male and female, and must correspond to the gender assigned at birth. Trump, his team, and the GOP have laid out exactly how the bills they pass will strip transgender people of a majority of their rights. 

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdNRsCLRxhg

https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-transgender-rights-lgbtq-donald-trump-3bb3ace81ff32b6dec382b486ec6a772

https://rncplatform.donaldjtrump.com/?_gl=1*1npesdl*_gcl_au*MTA3MjAxODIwOS4xNzMxMzQyOTU3&_ga=2.216698006.1625577554.1731342957-1129560087.1731342957

Answer 3

This claim is true. Many sources confirm that Trump intends on banning transgender athletes from participating in women's sports. According to NBC news during a rally in Conroe, Texas in 2022 Trump stated that “We will ban men from participating in women’s sports.” In addition, according to the Hill, in 2024 Trump expressed that he “will absolutely stop schools from allowing transgender athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/trump-promises-ban-transgender-women-sports-re-elected-rcna14248

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4936727-trump-bans-transgender-athletes/