Culture
Most voters support bans on transgender athletes in female sports(The Center Square) – The majority of voters across the country support state bans on transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports, according to The Center Square Voters’ Voice… Read More
Courts
McNabb: SCOTUS arguments ‘so important for women, especially athletes’(The Center Square) – From lying injured on a gym floor in the mountains of North Carolina more than three years ago to the steps of the United States Supreme… Read More
Public Education
Ohio bill would give public school athletes chance to play for other schools(The Center Square) – Ohio public school students could soon receive the same athletic benefits as homeschool and private school students. Legislation in the state House of Representatives would give… Read More
Public Education
Ohio high school athletes can be paid(The Center Square) – High school athletes in Ohio can now officially be paid for their name, image and likeness. Ohio High School Athletic Association member schools voted 447-121 to… Read More
Public Education
Washington school board backs resolution for open category for trans athletes(The Center Square) – On Wednesday night, the Kennewick (Washington) School District voted unanimously in favor of a resolution that supports placing some transgender athletes into an “open” category. According to… Read More
Culture
Simone Biles slams Riley Gaines for opposing males in women’s sports even as males dominate girls’ gymnastics in this stateOlympic gold medalist and gymnast Simone Biles has defended the inclusion of males in women’s sports even as they have dominated her sport in one blue state. Biles slammed… Read More
Government
Illinois legislators criticize IHSA response on transgender sports policy(The Center Square) – House Republican Leader state Rep. Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, called the Illinois High School Association’s response to the GOP’s letter over biological males competing against biological females… Read More
Public Education
Hidden camera video shows Texas DEI director discussing transgender sports ‘workarounds’(The Daily Signal) – A Texas school district’s DEI director resigned after being recorded on hidden camera discussing ways to circumvent state law regarding transgender student athletes. In the… Read More
Courts
Red States paint grim picture in Supreme Court brief if men are allowed to compete in girls’ sports(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Two dozen states painted a grim picture for the Supreme Court about the future of women’s sports should the high court fail to take up… Read More
Culture
2023 has been a battleground for transgender athletics(The Center Square) – A law took effect in Texas this month that bans transgender women from playing a woman’s sport at the college level. It… Read More
Gender Identity, Missouri
Missouri bill would ban transgender athletes in youth sportsWASHINGTON, Mo. – A bill before the General Assembly would prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports in Missouri. SB 87, also… Read More
National
‘No Chance of Winning’: Four female athletes challenge high school transgender policy(The Center Square) – Four female athletes are locked in a legal battle over transgender athletes that could set major precedent for the same fight playing out in schools around… Read More
Local News
Three Missouri veterans set to compete in National Veterans Golden Age GamesPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – Three military veterans from southeast Missouri have spent the year gearing up for this summer’s National Veterans Golden Age Games (NVGAG) in Sioux Falls,… Read More
National
Two Missourians competing for Team USA in 2022 Beijing OlympicsBEIJING – Two athletes from Missouri are headed to Beijing to represent Team USA at the 2022 Olympics for their first time. Ian Quinn and Jincy Dunne will… Read More