President Donald Trump signed an executive order Feb. 5 which will effectively ban those assigned male at birth from participating in women's or girls' sport events, according to the Associated Press (AP).
The order is titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” and gives federal agencies, including the Justice and Education departments, the ability to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by the Trump administration's view of Title IX, which "interprets “sex” as the gender someone was assigned at birth," according to AP.
The bill authorizes the Education Department to penalize schools that allow transgender athletes to compete, according to AP. Any school found in violation could potentially be ineligible for federal funding.
Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson has issued a statement warning against the order.
"We all want sports to be fair, students to be safe, and young people to have the opportunity to participate alongside their peers,” she said in the statement. "... An attempted blanket ban deprives kids of those things. This order could expose young people to harassment and discrimination."
This story may be updated when more information is available.
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