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The Trump administration is intensifying its efforts to reshape transgender policies, with the U.S. Department of Education announcing an investigation into\u00a0Oregon’s policies on transgender athletes.\u00a0The investigation will determine if allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports violates Title IX.<\/p>\n

This announcement of the Oregon investigation comes after the education department’s Office of Civil Rights received a complaint from a conservative nonprofit group \u2014 America First Policy Institute. It alleged the state was violating civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

It also comes after accusations against five Northern Virginia counties for allegedly violating Title IX with their transgender bathroom and locker room policies. Earlier in July, the administration sued the California Department of Education for allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.<\/p>\n

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said, “It’s just also making girls feel vulnerable. They don\u2019t want to sit there and have boys watch them undress or have boys undress in front of themWe mean business about this. Title IX9 is very important.”<\/p>\n

In a related development, U.S. Olympic officials have adopted a new rule banning transgender women from participating in events. The officials say they have an “obligation to comply” with President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women\u2019s Sports,” signed in February.<\/p>\n

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland and President Gene Sykes in a letter emphasized the importance of ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women, according to AP.<\/p>\n

Stephanie Turner, a competitive fencer who went viral for taking a knee during a competition rather than face a transgender opponent, expressed relief, saying, “It\u2019s just such a relief now that common sense is prevailing, finally and we can move forward with sports and focus on the amazing talented women who will be completing and be able to showcase female athletic excellence.”<\/p>\n

However, the National Women\u2019s Law Center criticized the move, according to AP. Fatima Goss Graves, the group’s president and CEO, wrote, “By giving into the political demands, the USOPC is sacrificing the needs and safety of its own athletes.”<\/p>\n

In Oregon, Jessica Hart Steinmann, executive general counsel at the America First Policy Institute, said the investigation by the Department of Education is a step toward restoring equal opportunities for girls and women in sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cTitle IX was meant to protect girls \u2014 not to undermine them \u2014 and we\u2019re hopeful this signals a return to that original purpose,\u201d Steinmann said in a news release.<\/p>\n

Have a news tip? Contact Kayla Gaskins at\u00a0kgaskins@sbgtv.com<\/a>\u00a0or at\u00a0x.com\/kaylagaskinsTV<\/a>.\u00a0 Content from The National Desk is provided by Sinclair, the parent company of FOX45 News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This announcement of the Oregon investigation comes after the education department’s Office of Civil Rights received a complaint from a conservative nonprofit group \u2014 America First Policy Institute \u2014 alleging the state was violating civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":11369985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"2025-07-28T15:49:23Z","apple_news_api_id":"2a4eb9fa-83dc-4dd6-b32d-46b8a3346ba2","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2025-07-28T15:49:23Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AKk65-oPcTdazLUa4ozRrog","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"subheadline":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[91,85],"tags":[25302,26071],"feature":[],"location":[],"type-of-work":[],"coauthors":[25460],"class_list":["post-11582085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news","tag-fox45-news","tag-trump-administration"],"post_status":"","edit_last":0,"edit_lock":0,"highlights":"","original_byline":"","original_canonical":"","original_category":"","original_email":"","original_id":0,"original_pubdate":"","original_source":"","primary_section":"91","primary_tag":0,"print_workflow_body":{"deck_headline":"","print_title":"Trump administration to investigate Oregon transgender athlete policies","print_subheadline":"","print_priority":"","print_placement":"inside","print_planned_ready":"","print_pub_date":1753747200,"print_slug":"TBS-L-FOXOREGONTRANSGENDER-0729","print_content":"

The Trump administration is intensifying its efforts to reshape transgender policies, with the U.S. Department of Education announcing an investigation into\u00a0Oregon's policies on transgender athletes.\u00a0The investigation will determine if allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports violates Title IX.<\/p>\n

This announcement of the Oregon investigation comes after the education department's Office of Civil Rights received a complaint from a conservative nonprofit group \u2014 America First Policy Institute. It alleged the state was violating civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

It also comes after accusations against five Northern Virginia counties for allegedly violating Title IX with their transgender bathroom and locker room policies. Earlier in July, the administration sued the California Department of Education for allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.<\/p>\n

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said, \"It's just also making girls feel vulnerable. They don\u2019t want to sit there and have boys watch them undress or have boys undress in front of themWe mean business about this. Title IX9 is very important.\"<\/p>\n

In a related development, U.S. Olympic officials have adopted a new rule banning transgender women from participating in events. The officials say they have an \"obligation to comply\" with President Donald Trump's executive order, \"Keeping Men Out of Women\u2019s Sports,\" signed in February.<\/p>\n

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland and President Gene Sykes in a letter emphasized the importance of ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women, according to AP.<\/p>\n

Stephanie Turner, a competitive fencer who went viral for taking a knee during a competition rather than face a transgender opponent, expressed relief, saying, \"It\u2019s just such a relief now that common sense is prevailing, finally and we can move forward with sports and focus on the amazing talented women who will be completing and be able to showcase female athletic excellence.\"<\/p>\n

However, the National Women\u2019s Law Center criticized the move, according to AP. Fatima Goss Graves, the group's president and CEO, wrote, \"By giving into the political demands, the USOPC is sacrificing the needs and safety of its own athletes.\"<\/p>\n

In Oregon, Jessica Hart Steinmann, executive general counsel at the America First Policy Institute, said the investigation by the Department of Education is a step toward restoring equal opportunities for girls and women in sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cTitle IX was meant to protect girls \u2014 not to undermine them \u2014 and we\u2019re hopeful this signals a return to that original purpose,\u201d Steinmann said in a news release.<\/p>\n

Have a news tip? Contact Kayla Gaskins at\u00a0kgaskins@sbgtv.com<\/a>\u00a0or at\u00a0x.com\/kaylagaskinsTV<\/a>.\u00a0 Content from The National Desk is provided by Sinclair, the parent company of FOX45 News.<\/em><\/p>\n","print_budget_line":"","print_excerpt":"This announcement of the Oregon investigation comes after the education department's Office of Civil Rights received a complaint from a conservative nonprofit group \u2014 America First Policy Institute \u2014 alleging the state was violating civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.","print_notes":"","photo_limits":"Photo limits are: 1 featured image, 5 featured gallery images, 5 embedded gallery images and 5 in-article embedded images. Articles that exceed these limits will not export. 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