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Sport Regulators Must Restrict Female Sports Competition to Female Athletes and Provide Equitable, Inclusive Accommodations for Transgender Athletes Within the Women’s Sports Umbrella (October 18, 2022) (Article)

The Women’s Sports Policy Working Group (WSPWG) and Champion Women strongly oppose both the Biden administration’s and the twenty State Attorneys General’s positions regarding any… Read More »Sport Regulators Must Restrict Female Sports Competition to Female Athletes and Provide Equitable, Inclusive Accommodations for Transgender Athletes Within the Women’s Sports Umbrella (October 18, 2022) (Article)

A Fair and Inclusive Solution for Transgender Women in Sports (Article)

by Donna Lopiano and Mariah Burton Nelson, Forbes.com, July 2022

Women’s Sports Policy Working Group Endorses American Swimming Coaches Association’s Position and Encourages NCAA to Revise Its Transgender Guidelines (January 18, 2022)

The Women’s Sports Policy Working Group (WSPWG) endorses the American Swimming Coaches Association’s (AWCA) position, urging the NCAA to update its Transgender Eligibility Guidelines. The… Read More »Women’s Sports Policy Working Group Endorses American Swimming Coaches Association’s Position and Encourages NCAA to Revise Its Transgender Guidelines (January 18, 2022)

“Why the NCAA’s Transgender Eligibility Policy is Outdated – And How It Can Be Fixed” (January 5, 2022) Forbes.com (Article)

Donna Lopiano maintains that the NCAA transgender policy governing eligibility to compete in college women’s sports must be changed to ensure fair competition for females… Read More »“Why the NCAA’s Transgender Eligibility Policy is Outdated – And How It Can Be Fixed” (January 5, 2022) Forbes.com (Article)

“Donna deVarona: Transgender Swimming Dialogue Must Continue – ‘It’s Complicated and People Don’t Like Complicated’” — Swimming World Magazine, January 4, 2022 (Interview)

Dan D’Addona, Swimming World managing editor, interviews deVarona on the work that still needs to be done by FINA and USA Swimming to find fair and inclusive… Read More »“Donna deVarona: Transgender Swimming Dialogue Must Continue – ‘It’s Complicated and People Don’t Like Complicated’” — Swimming World Magazine, January 4, 2022 (Interview)

“Gender Discrimination Amid Trans Inclusion in Sports” (January 3, 2022) The Megyn Kelly Show (TV)

Megyn Kelly is joined by Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Olympic gold medalist in swimming, and Cynthia Millen, former USA Swimming official, to discuss the latest on transgender… Read More »“Gender Discrimination Amid Trans Inclusion in Sports” (January 3, 2022) The Megyn Kelly Show (TV)

“Olympian Erika Brown: ‘We Cannot Allow Transgender Females to Compete Against Biological Women’” (December 29, 2021) Swimming World.

The Swimming World editorial staff reports on the reaction of Olympic swimmer Erika Brown to the Lia Thomas controversy. Brown expresses hope that her willingness… Read More »“Olympian Erika Brown: ‘We Cannot Allow Transgender Females to Compete Against Biological Women’” (December 29, 2021) Swimming World.

“The Protection of Women’s Sports (Now and Future) At the Heart of Lia Thomas Situation” (December 27, 2021) Swimming World.

John Lohn, Editor-in-Chief of Swimming World, explains why Swimming World will continue to cover the Lia Thomas transgender controversy and why governing bodies must explore… Read More »“The Protection of Women’s Sports (Now and Future) At the Heart of Lia Thomas Situation” (December 27, 2021) Swimming World.

“It was not fair when I raced against doped-up East Germans and it is not fair for women to compete against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas” (December 24, 2021) Daily Mail.

Olympic champion and civil rights lawyer Nancy Hogshead-Makar pens and op-ed detailing why transgender women should be allowed to compete in women’s athletics as long… Read More »“It was not fair when I raced against doped-up East Germans and it is not fair for women to compete against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas” (December 24, 2021) Daily Mail.

“On the Biology of Sex, Sex Differentiation, and Performance Gap” (December 16, 2021) Reason.com.

Doriane Coleman pens an op-ed that addresses the need to acknowledge hard truths present in the case of sex and sports and what it means… Read More »“On the Biology of Sex, Sex Differentiation, and Performance Gap” (December 16, 2021) Reason.com.