{"id":2399951,"date":"2025-02-06T19:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T00:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ncaa-cedes-to-trump-reverses-transgender-policy-following-executive-order\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T19:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T00:25:55","slug":"breaking-ncaa-cedes-to-trump-reverses-transgender-policy-following-executive-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ncaa-cedes-to-trump-reverses-transgender-policy-following-executive-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: NCAA Cedes to Trump, Reverses Transgender Policy Following Executive Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-ncaa-cedes-to-trump-reverses-transgender-policy-following-executive-order%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2399951&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The NCAA has officially\u200b implemented a policy to prohibit men from competing in women&#8217;s sports, a decision that \u2064follows President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order \u2063aimed at establishing a national standard for inclusion and fairness \u2063in \u2062athletics. NCAA President Charlie Baker expressed\u200b that this change\u2062 would create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ncaa-president-comments-on-trumps-clear-national-standard-about-transgender-athletes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... president com...ts on ...\u2019s \u2018clear, ...\u2019 about ... athletes - Washington Examiner\">uniform eligibility standards<\/a>, alleviating confusion from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/firearm-background-checks-soar-to-record-high-in-march-ahead-of-biden-gun-control-push\/\" title=\"Firearm Background Checks Soar To Record High In March Ahead Of Biden Gun Control Push\">varying state laws<\/a>. This policy \u200cchange has garnered support from advocates like former kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, who has long opposed transgender participation in women&#8217;s sports. The \u2062executive order states that allowing men in women&#8217;s sports undermines fairness and safety for female athletes. \u200bIt also emphasizes the need to protect women\u2019s rights in the realm of athletics, asserting that educational institutions \u2064could face penalties if they permit such participation. The NCAA \u200dis currently reviewing the order and planning further \u2064alignments with this new directive.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The NCAA will no longer allow men in women&rsquo;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>One day after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to ban men from women&rsquo;s sports, the NCAA announced the end of its former policy that allowed men who called themselves transgender to compete in some women&rsquo;s sports, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/43722332\/ncaa-adjusts-transgender-policy-wake-trump-executive-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The change is effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We strongly believe that clear, consistent, and uniform eligibility standards would best serve today&rsquo;s student-athletes instead of a patchwork of conflicting state laws and court decisions,&rdquo; NCAA president Charlie Baker said. &ldquo;To that end, President Trump&rsquo;s order provides a clear, national standard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This national standard brings much needed clarity as we modernize college sports for today&rsquo;s student-athletes,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The NCAA Board of Governors is reviewing the executive order and will take necessary steps to align NCAA policy in the coming days, subject to further guidance from the administration. The Association will continue to help foster welcoming environments on campuses for all student-athletes. We stand ready to assist schools as they look for ways to support any student-athletes affected by changes in the policy,&rdquo; Baker said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/ncaa-officially-bans-trans-athletes-from-womens-sports-1-day-after-trump-signs-executive-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former Kentucky swimmer and activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/riley-gaines-ignites-goes-scorched-earth-olympic-boxer-imane-khelif-obliterates-female-opponent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riley Gaines<\/a>, who began fighting for women after the NCAA allowed Lia Thomas &mdash; a man saying he was transgender &mdash; to compete in the 2022 national championships, celebrated and challenged the NCAA to go even further.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">About time.<\/p>\n<p>Now they can work on stripping all records, titles, and honors from men who stole from deserving women. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CMjope15vL\">https:\/\/t.co\/CMjope15vL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1887617560960434186?\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The NCAA acted on the heels of the Trump administration&rsquo;s announcement that it would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">investigate potential civil rights violations<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/transgender-volleyball-player-spikes-ball-face-girl-opponent-causes-severe-head-neck-injuries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Jose State University<\/a>, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association over transgender individuals playing on women&rsquo;s teams, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Sia Liilii, captain of the Nevada volleyball team that refused to play San Jose State because San Jose has a transgender player on the team, said she was &ldquo;ecstatic&rdquo; about the NCAA bowing to Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I wish I could&rsquo;ve told the girl in this photo what was to come in 2025. She felt cheated, betrayed, and violated.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m just glad that girl trusted God and took a leap of faith by stating the obvious when it wasn&rsquo;t popular. It was true then, and it&rsquo;s true now. He&rsquo;s a man. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OtVbJfvKCl\">pic.twitter.com\/OtVbJfvKCl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1887614942519365693?\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Women have fought long and hard for equal athletic opportunities,&rdquo; Liilii said. &ldquo;By completely removing men from women&rsquo;s sports, we are moving back to the true definition of Title [IX]. Women are given an opportunity to champion their own sports division and shine on a fair competition floor,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> said that the nation needed one fair standard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many sport-specific governing bodies have no official position or requirements regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-powerlifting-must-allow-men-to-compete-in-womens-division-after-losing-transgender-discrimination-case\/\" title=\"USA Powerlifting Must Allow ... To Compete In Wo...\u2019s Division After Losing ... Discrimination Case\">trans-identifying athletes<\/a>. &nbsp;Others allow men to compete in women&rsquo;s categories if these men reduce the testosterone in their bodies below certain levels or provide documentation of &ldquo;sincerely held&rdquo; gender identity. &nbsp;These policies are unfair to female athletes and do not protect female safety,&rdquo; the order said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/god-works-strange-ways-trump-says-powerful-moment-national-prayer-breakfast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order<\/a> said that &ldquo;it is the policy of the United States to rescind all funds from educational programs that deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities, which results in the endangerment, humiliation, and silencing of women and girls and deprives them of privacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It shall also be the policy of the United States to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/promise-kept-trump-signs-executive-order-banning-men-from-womens-sports\/\" title=\"Promise Kept: ... Signs ... Banning ... from Wo...&#039;s ...\">oppose male competitive participation<\/a> in women&rsquo;s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth,&rdquo; the order said.<\/p>\n<p>The order noted that &ldquo;many educational institutions and athletic associations have allowed men to compete in women&rsquo;s sports. &nbsp;This is demeaning, unfair, and dangerous to women and girls, and denies women and girls the equal opportunity to participate and excel in competitive sports.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This announcement came just a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning men from competing in women&#8217;s athletics. The NCAA&#8217;s previous policy, which permitted transgender individuals to compete in certain women&#8217;s events, is now revoked and the change takes effect immediately. According to NCAA president Charlie Baker, establishing clear and consistent eligibility standards is essential for today&#8217;s student-athletes, rather than relying on inconsistent state laws and court rulings. The NCAA Board of Governors will review the executive order and adjust its policies accordingly while continuing to support all student-athletes on campuses. Activist Riley Gaines welcomed this decision and urged further action against records held by men who competed against women<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2399952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NCAA-bows.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32911,9333,34619,49968,3634],"class_list":["post-2399951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-executive-order","tag-ncaa","tag-sports-news","tag-transgender-policy","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NCAA-bows.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399951"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399955,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399951\/revisions\/2399955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}