Transgender Athlete Bans in 27 States and NCAA

• 27 states have passed laws banning transgender athletes from participating in sports based on their gender identity since 2020.
• The NCAA has banned transgender females from competing on women’s collegiate teams.
• Congress has proposed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act that would prohibit trans girls from competing in girls’ sports.
• Relatively few transgender athletes participate in high school and collegiate sports.
• Politicians across the country are campaigning to prohibit transgender female athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.