The NAIA, which oversees some 83,000 athletes across the United States, is believed to be the first college sports organization to ban transgender athletes from women's sports.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the governing body for mostly small American colleges, announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.The NAIA, which oversees some 83,000 athletes across the United States, is believed to be the first college sports organization to ban transgender athletes from women's sports.
A student who has begun hormone therapy may participate in activities such as workouts, practices and team activities, but not in interscholastic competition. "The NAIA understands that legal action being taken to challenge the policy is a possibility, but this policy is one our membership and board felt like was the right decision," the NAIA said in a statement to The Associated Press.Shiwali Patel, senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center, said her organization was outraged by the NAIA policy.
At least 24 states have laws barring transgender women and girls from competing in certain women's or girls' sports competitions. Last month, more than a dozen current and former college athletes filed a federal lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing the sports governing body for more than 500,000 athletes of violating their rights by allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports.
The NCAA has had a policy for transgender athlete participation in place since 2010, which called for one year of testosterone suppression treatment and documented testosterone levels submitted before championship competitions. In 2022, the NCAA revised its policies on transgender athlete participation to align with national sport governing bodies, following the lead of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
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