Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>Katy Tur:</p><p>Trump is about to sign an Executive Order banning <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> athletes from competing in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sports</span></a>. </p><p>Seems to me sports orgs are private entities, NOT Executive Branch govt. Isn't it up to them to decide?</p><p>Also, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TitleXIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleXIV</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRA</span></a> provides protection from <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> based on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> for students in school athletic programs receiving Fed funds (which, BTW, Trump WH say ain't a thing just now).</p><p>Trump can't change the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> with an EO.<br><a href="https://www.findlaw.com/education/discrimination-harassment-at-school/transgender-student-rights-the-basics.html#:~:text=Both%20the%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Education%20and,gender%20identity%2C%20gender%20expression%2C%20and%20sexual%20orientation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">findlaw.com/education/discrimi</span><span class="invisible">nation-harassment-at-school/transgender-student-rights-the-basics.html#:~:text=Both%20the%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Education%20and,gender%20identity%2C%20gender%20expression%2C%20and%20sexual%20orientation</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TransWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransWomen</span></a></p>