For Immediate Release: August 7, 2025 | Contact: [email protected]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Concerned Women for America (CWA) commended the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for updating its policy to prevent trans-identifying male athletes from traveling to the U.S. to compete against women in sports.
“Men shouldn’t be competing against women in sports, and ensuring that trans-identifying men cannot travel to the U.S. for this purpose is a fair and just policy. This is another step forward for protections of female athletes,” said Penny Nance, CEO and President, Concerned Women for America.
“But as our recent research reveals, trans-identifying men have wreaked havoc on women’s sports. More must be done to codify protections for female athletes, otherwise these protections may end under a new administration,” said Nance.
CWA research found that in the U.S.:
- Trans-identifying males have stolen over 1,941 gold medals from women and girls in the United States, pushing each rightful champion down to second place.
- Trans-identifying male athletes have stolen over $493,173 in prize money from women in professional sports.
- In California alone, over 521 women and girls have taken silver below a male allowed to compete in the women’s category.
- Trans-identifying males have competed in more than 10,067 female sport events, amateur and professional. Tens of thousands of women and girls have been displaced and disrupted on their own teams, tracks, fields, and leaderboards.
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