trans athletes

politics + activism

What You Should Know About the Upcoming Supreme Court Hearing on Trans Athletes

This month, the Supreme Court will hear Becky Pepper-Jackson’s case.

Stef Rubino —

Oct 20, 2025

sports

For Cammie Woodman, Tennis and Transition Go Hand-in-Hand

A year after transition, Cammie Woodman watched Serena Williams play tennis. It changed everything.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 24, 2025

book features

The Right Isn’t the Only Side We Need To Fight When It Comes to Trans Sports Inclusion

We all know that this sports issue has nothing to do with sports, and it has nothing to do with protecting female athletes. This topic has been a roundabout way…

Stef Rubino —

May 27, 2025

first person

Everyone Deserves Sports

We cannot pretend trans people have not been athletes, and we cannot deny trans people access to this important sphere of life.

Pallas Gutierrez —

May 9, 2025

sports

Gender Essentialism Already Had Track and Field in a Chokehold. Now Even Stricter Rules Are Being Proposed

World Athletics — the largest international governing body for track and field and cross country running — wants to enforce stricter “sex testing” in the wake of Trump’s trans sports exclusion EO.

Stef Rubino —

Feb 12, 2025

politics + activism

Athletic Governing Bodies Must Resist Trump’s Unconscionable Trans Sports Ban

This Executive Order is just going to give these sports-specific governing bodies who already have policies aimed at trans participation in their sports more fuel to enforce them.

Stef Rubino —

Feb 6, 2025

politics + activism

Trump’s Anti-Trans Ad Blitz Hopes To Trick Moderates and Football Fans Into Voting for Him

In the final days leading up to the election, Trump’s team is making a calculated and expensive effort to inspire votes by stoking hatred against transgender people. Why does he…

Riese —

Nov 2, 2024

sports

The Olympics Have Always Been a Battleground for Gender Panic

Once again, the conversation on sex testing women’s sports has blasted back into our international consciousness, and people are debating everything from the efficacy to the necessity to the injustices…

Stef Rubino —

Aug 13, 2024

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Why Florida High School Students Walking Out Over Trans Sport Bans Matters

Educator and student dissent speaks to the Florida legislature’s failure to represent its people.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 30, 2023

lgbt book reviews

“Fair Play” Reflects on the Origins of the Trans Sports Debate and How We Can End It

Throughout the text, Barnes reminds us over and over again: “What began as a good-faith discussion about policy and physiological differences between sexes has given way to a level of…

Stef Rubino —

Sep 21, 2023

sports

Cycling Has a Trans Exclusion Problem

Transphobic groups have picked cycling as a soft target for hate speech, and cycling’s governing body in the USA is doing nothing to protect trans athletes.

James Stout —

Jun 6, 2022

gender

The Catch-22 of Being a Trans Woman Athlete

A trans woman athlete’s thoughts on having her identity under public attack while feeling neglected by her community.

Jenna Weiner —

Mar 31, 2022