NWLC Slams Trump’s Anti-Trans Order as Sexist Bullying That Harms All Students
WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 5) – President Trump signed an executive order today, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, wanting to ban trans athletes from participating in school sports.
Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), issued the following statement in response:
“Today’s executive order is another attempt to bully trans people, including children, and misuse the government to enforce sexist gender roles. President Trump’s actions are cruel, blatant attempts to eviscerate safe, affirming, and equitable schools, a right that every student deserves, including transgender youth.
“Contrary to what the president wants you to believe, trans students do not pose threats to sports, schools, or this country, and they deserve the same opportunities as their peers to learn, play and grow up in safe environments. The far-right’s disturbing obsession with controlling the bodies, hearts, and minds of our country’s youth harms all students. Rather than protecting women and girls, sports bans harm any of us who do not conform to someone else’s idea of what a woman or girl should look, dress, or act like. Policymakers should instead focus on ending the enormous disparity that remains in sports opportunities for women and girls and equally funding women’s and girls’ teams. And schools and sports governing bodies should stand firmly against implementing this unlawful executive order and ensure every student has an opportunity to play. We stand with trans students and will continue to fight back against attacks on their rights.”
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