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MEN IN WOMENS SPORTS

Man sues Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute after being barred from women’s track meet
A male runner is suing Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for blocking him from women’s events under Trump’s executiv…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 21, 2025
Paula Scanlan to speak at University of New Hampshire on protecting women’s sports
Event hosted by the Leadership Institute and Turning Point USA will focus on defending women’s athletics and free s…
By Jared Harris 
Oct 31, 2025
San Jose State faces wrongful termination lawsuit from coach who opposed male participation in women’s volleyball
Melissa Batie-Smoose is suing the California State University system, alleging she was wrongfully terminated after …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 1, 2025
9 key Title IX milestones under the Trump administration
Campus Reform compiled nine pivotal moments in the fight to protect women’s sports and spaces under the Trump admin…
By Emily Sturge  
Aug 29, 2025
Attorney Breaks Down Free Speech Case in Women’s Sports: WATCH
Attorney Leigh Ann O’Neill from the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) joins Campus Reform to break down the cas…
By Emily Sturge  
Aug 22, 2025
Man sues Westcliff University after losing women’s volleyball scholarship
Emma Morquecho, a 33-year-old man who identifies as a woman, is suing Westcliff University in Irvine, California af…
By Simon Olech  '28
Aug 18, 2025
Female athlete refused to stand next to a male, so they took her medal: VIDEO
Campus Reform sat down with Oregon track & field athlete Alexa Anderson to share her story of refusing to stand nex…
By Emily Sturge  
Aug 15, 2025
Wagner College enters Title IX agreement over male fencer, apologizes to female athletes
Wagner College has agreed to revise its athletic policies and issue public apologies after a federal Title IX inves…
By Emily Sturge  
Aug 4, 2025
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro calls lawmakers ‘extremist’ for opposing men in women’s sports
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro recently labeled politicians who try to prevent men from playing on women’s athletic…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 31, 2025
28 Attorneys general demand NCAA reinstate women’s titles, records taken by male athletes
Twenty-eight attorneys general are calling on the NCAA to restore championships, titles, records, and awards previo…
By Emily Sturge  
Jul 25, 2025
US Olympic Committee appears to comply with Trump EO on women's sports in new announcement
Citing President Donald Trump's "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" order, the U.S. Olympic Committee is updating i…
By Campus Reform 
Jul 23, 2025
More than a dozen states still not complying with new Title IX interpretation
Following the new interpretation of Title IX, many states are still ignoring the updated rules.
By Campus Reform 
Jul 17, 2025
UPDATE: Trump unfreezes $175M after UPenn removes men from women’s sports, revoke Lia Thomas' records
The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) agreed to remove male athletes from women’s sports, restore athletic records…
By Emily Sturge  
Jul 2, 2025
McMahon marks Title IX anniversary, warns of 'harms of gender ideology'
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon celebrated the 53rd anniversary of Title IX at an event in New Mexico with par…
By Michael Duke '26
Jun 26, 2025
Office for Civil Rights finds California violated Title IX by allowing men to compete in women’s sports
The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights announced on Wednesday that two California institutions vio…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 25, 2025
Male pitcher wins Minnesota girls softball title, triggers special federal investigation
The Department of Education escalated its probes into the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesot…
By Emily Sturge  
Jun 13, 2025
Nebraska governor signs bill to prevent men in women's sports
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a bill into law on Wednesday that will prohibit males from competing in females’ sp…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 6, 2025
Department of Education investigates Western Carolina University for potential Title IX violations
The Department of Education has opened an investigation into Western Carolina University for allegedly failing to e…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
May 14, 2025
Office for Civil Rights orders UPenn to reinstate female athletic records won by men
In its decision, the office ordered the university to remove records from any men who have accomplishments in women…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
May 5, 2025
Male fencer off Wagner College women's team after female opponent forfeits match
A transgender-identifying fencer at Wagner College has left the team following a national controversy in which a fe…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 15, 2025
Trump administration establishes 'Title IX Special Investigations Team' to defend female athletes
The Trump administration has created a task force to ensure that men do not play in women’s sports, and to help enf…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 8, 2025
Illinois mom speaks out against school policy on transgender bathroom access
An Illinois mother recently spoke out against Deerfield Public Schools’ policies that permit transgender-identifyin…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Apr 1, 2025
McMahon presses Newsom over commitment to keep men out of women's sports
Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom, urging him to clarify his stan…
By CJ Womack '25
Apr 1, 2025
Wyoming governor signs bill to keep men out of women's sports
Gov. Mark Gordon has signed legislation into law requiring that athletes at the University of Wyoming and state com…
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Mar 25, 2025
University of Maine pro-trans activists protest and chant at event on defending women athletes
The chants included ‘hey hey, ho ho, trans hate has got to go’ and ‘protect trans kids.’
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 22, 2025
UMaine System agrees to keep men out of women's sports to avoid loss of federal funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a statement on Wednesday explaining that the university system 'Chooses…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 21, 2025
Trump admin suspends $175 million in UPenn funding over men competing in women’s sports: VIDEO
‘This is just a taste of what could be coming down the pipe for Penn,’ an administration official said.
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 19, 2025
California Gov. Newsom says it is ‘deeply unfair’ for men to compete against female athletes
‘Well, I think it’s an issue of fairness. I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness. It’s dee…
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 7, 2025
Senate Dems stop legislation that would have blocked men from competing with and against women athletes
A Senate Democrat accused Tuberville of ‘trying to churn the social wars about something that really doesn’t exist.…
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 5, 2025
'LGBTQ+ words for elementary students': 10 ways Maine's Department of Education spends its money
Maine receives $358.4 million in federal funding for K-12 education and refuses to comply with Trump's executive or…
By Emily Sturge  
Mar 3, 2025
Texas lawsuit against NCAA claims org is trying to sneak around Trump prohibition on men in women’s sports
The NCAA is violating Trump’s executive order safeguarding women’s sports despite claiming to follow it, Paxton sta…
By Elad Vaida 
Feb 25, 2025
ANALYSIS: The women’s sports legal battle has just begun
President Donald Trump recently signed his executive order titled ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.'
By Emily Sturge  
Feb 24, 2025
Dept. of Ed urges NCAA to rescind records, awards from men playing in women's divisions
This move follows President Donald Trump's recent executive order titled ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,' which…
By Emily Sturge  
Feb 14, 2025
Office for Civil Rights launches investigations into UPenn, SJSU for trans athlete controversies
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights will investigate several universities for high-profile instan…
By Campus Reform 
Feb 12, 2025
Olivia Krolczyk files Title IX complaint after protesters disrupt her speech on women's rights in sports
At the event, ‘[r]oughly 200 protesters showed up at the event, broke windows, blocked the exits, [and] pulled the …
By Elad Vaida 
Feb 11, 2025
NCAA adjusts trans athlete policy to align with Trump executive order
The NCAA has amended its policies regarding participation of transgender-identifying athletes in response to Presid…
By Campus Reform 
Feb 10, 2025
Ex-UPenn swimmers file Title IX lawsuit for having to compete with male teammate
Former UPenn women's swim team members have filed a Title IX lawsuit against various entities for allowing Lia Thom…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 8, 2025
California Interscholastic Federation defies Trump executive order banning men from women’s sport
President Trump signed the order on Wednesday, personally thanking the Leadership Institute’s Riley Gaines.
By Elad Vaida 
Feb 7, 2025
Georgia legislature bill would keep men out of women’s college sports
The bill states that ‘[m]ales shall not be allowed to participate in any interscholastic competition on any team th…
By Diego Berrizbeitia '27
Feb 7, 2025
Protesters disrupt Olivia Krolczyk's event at the University of Washington: WATCH
The event, titled 'Protect Women from Men: The Threat of the Trans Agenda,' featured Krolczyk, an ambassador for th…
By Michael Duke '26
Jan 23, 2025
New York Times poll finds majority of Americans want to ban men who ‘identify’ as women from joining female sports
79 percent of those surveyed oppose allowing men to compete against women.
By Elad Vaida 
Jan 22, 2025
Two Democrats join House Republicans in passing bill to prevent men from competing in women's sports
The U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that prohibit males from competing on girl or women's sp…
By Campus Reform 
Jan 15, 2025
Sen. Tommy Tuberville introduces bill to ban men from joining women’s sports
The bill would protect Title IX and defend women’s sports against the participation of men who claim to ‘identify’ …
By Elad Vaida 
Jan 9, 2025
Texas AG sues NCAA over allowing men into women’s sports
‘Consumers purchase goods and services associated with women’s college sports because they enjoy watching women com…
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 26, 2024
Biden administration’s Title IX changes: ROUNDUP
Campus Reform has previously covered the Biden administration’s proposed Title IX changes.
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 23, 2024
San Jose State women’s volleyball loses more than third of team after controversial season featuring male player
The departure of so many players follows a controversial season in which San Jose State allowed a male player on th…
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 23, 2024
NCAA president says it’s ‘debatable’ that male athletes have an advantage over female opponents, gets grilled by Sen. Kennedy
‘You think it’s debatable? . . . you don’t think that a biological male has an advantage every time competing again…
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 18, 2024
San Jose State women’s volleyball team with controversial male player Blaire Fleming loses championship
The Spartans’ head coach said: ‘This has been one of the most difficult seasons I've ever experienced.’
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 2, 2024