NCAA president Charlie Baker stated that the organization’s policy on transgender-athlete participation will not be changed after the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold state laws requiring student-athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond with their biological sex at birth rather than their gender identity.
Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of West Virginia and Idaho, allowing states to restrict transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. Baker appeared on CBS’ ‘Face the Nation’ and was asked whether the NCAA will have to ‘tweak’ its policy.
Baker mentioned that the NCAA changed its gender-eligibility policy in February 2025 after President Donald Trump signed the ‘No Men in Women’s Sports’ executive order. The new policy states that ‘a student-athlete assigned male at birth may practice on an NCAA women’s team and receive all other benefits applicable to student-athletes.’
Many critics have argued that this policy does not go far enough or establish clear enough barriers to protect women’s athletes in the college ranks. The most common criticism has been that the policy allegedly allows trans athletes to bypass the restriction by changing the gender on their birth certificate.
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