US President Donald Trump has signed an executive decree that forbids transgender women to participate in women's sports. This solution is aimed at limiting the access of transgender women to girls and women.
The decree entitled "not to let men into women's sports" gives the federal bodies, in particular the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education, broad powers to control the observance of this rule in educational institutions that receive federal funding. The Trump administration defines gender as a gender affiliation.
Trump stated that this decree means "the end of the war against women's sports" in the United States. He also stressed that schools that will allow transgender athletes to participate in women's competitions may be deprived of federal funding.
This decree was signed on the day when the United States celebrated the national day of girls and women in sports, which adds symbolic value to Trump's decision.
The media remind that during his election campaign, Trump has repeatedly promised to "keep men away from women's sports" and "end the transgender madness", emphasizing his position on the participation of transgender athletes in women's competitions.
