Megan Rapinoe Blasts Olympic Trans Athlete Ban Linked to Trump Agenda
- Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird criticized the International Olympic Committee's new ban on transgender and intersex women from female sports, calling it invasive, hateful, and accusing the IOC of aligning with right-wing politics including the Trump administration.
- The IOC's policy requires mandatory SRY gene testing for women athletes and excludes transgender women from women's events starting at the 2028 Olympics, citing fairness and safety.
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Megan Rapinoe slams 'horrible' IOC ban on trans women
Megan Rapinoe has criticised the International Olympic Committee’s recent decision to ban trans women from competing in women’s Olympic events. Speaking on the 3 April episode of her podcast A Touch More, soccer star Rapinoe called the ban “horrible” and criticised its title: “The Protection of the Women’s Category” “I can’t even believe that they’re calling it this because it has nothing to do with protecting women,” she said. “I feel like two …
Furious Megan Rapinoe fires at Trump over 'hateful... horrible' Olympic ban of trans athletes · American Wire News
Former U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe ripped President Donald Trump’s administration and ignored biology as she unloaded on the ban of transgender athletes in the Olympics. In her “A Touch More” podcast, the outspoken Rapinoe said she was “sickened” by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) policy to protect women’s sports, ruling that biology matters and that “eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any othe…
Megan Rapinoe Blasts Olympic Trans Athlete Ban Linked to Trump Agenda
Former U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe is sharply criticizing a new Olympic policy aligned with President Donald Trump's stance on transgender athletes, calling the move "hateful" and "harmful" as the global debate over inclusion in sports intensifies.
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