"According to independent journalist Marisa Kabas, who first reported the news in her newsletter The Handbasket this week, the policy change was made to comply with a February 5 executive order rescinding federal funding for educational programs that allow trans women and girls to participate in women's and girls' athletics programs. Kabas reports that the change came in response to a directive from the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC)."
"Kabas also notes that USTA's new policy comes on the heels of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announcing an investigation into the organization's Texas league "to determine if the organization has violated Texas law by allowing biological males to participate in women's matches." Among the internal documents Kabas reviewed was an unpublished FAQ intended to prepare the organization's Customer Care and Section/State District Personnel for pushback on the new policy. The document reportedly includes a suggested response addressing the fact that the ban only applies to trans women and not trans men."
USTA has implemented a ban on transgender women competing in women's events, citing compliance with a February 5 executive order that rescinded federal funding for educational programs allowing trans women and girls to participate in girls' and women's athletics. The policy change follows directives from the USOPC and IOC, with the USOPC already banning trans women from women's Olympic sports and the IOC expected to apply a blanket ban at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. USTA warned that noncompliance could jeopardize its National Governing Body status. Texas launched an investigation into USTA's Texas league, and internal documents include an unpublished FAQ noting the ban applies only to trans women, not trans men.
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