Regarding another of Donald Trump’s contentious executive orders that have a direct impact on transgender athletes participating in women’s sports, Caitlyn Jenner has released a statement.
Earlier this week, Trump, 78, signed his new law while criticizing the idea of transgender athletes playing on women’s teams and declaring that he would stop providing federal funding to schools that permit it.
On Wednesday (5 February), he declared from the White House, “We will defend the proud tradition of female athletes. From now on, women’s sports will be only for women. The war on women’s sports is over.”
Along with claiming that his policy would be part of a “sweeping effort to reclaim our culture and our laws,” the Republican also said that the Education Department would be instructed to notify schools that permitting trans athletes to compete would violate the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination.
Schools that discriminate on the basis of sex are currently prohibited from receiving federal funds under a piece of legislation known as Title IX.
Now, as per his new order, Trump has threatened that if any school receiving taxpayer dollars lets ‘men take over women’s sports teams or invade your locker rooms,’ they’ll be investigated, adding, “There will be no federal funding. So this will effectively end the attack on female athletes.”
The former Olympian, who came out as a transgender woman in 2015, made a shocking comment on X (previously Twitter) that clearly supported Trump’s most recent move.
“Another victory in the fight for protecting women’s sports!” Jenner wrote. “President Trump signs an Executive Order keeping biological men out of women’s sports!”
She went on: “As an Olympian, I will continue to fight this issue, lobbying sport governing body’s all over the world to follow our lead!”
The reality personality, who won an Olympic gold medal in the decathlon at the height of her career, is undoubtedly one of the most well-known LGBTQ+ athletes. She previously told USA Today that she has received “more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.”
Her most recent post has, of course, caused widespread consternation among her internet fans.
“You are so confusing,” one hit out in the comments below, while another implored her: “The world needs you to fight this issue because what is happening is damaging”
“Legitimate question – as a trans woman, are you cool with them just slowly erasing trans people, their rights, and everything they’ve worked towards?” A third asked.
“Not even regarding this OE [order] in particular, but all the other ones. I honestly would love to know your thoughts.”
Jenner earlier posted a message to her 15.4 million Instagram followers after Trump defeated Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, saying, “Hope is back in America.”
