Trump Bans Transgender Athletes From Female School Sports

President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Wednesday that would effectively prohibit transgender girls and women from competing in female sports at schools and colleges nationwide.

The executive order will be titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" and is scheduled to be signed tomorrow afternoon according to White House and Congressional sources.

Representative Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, has announced she will attend the signing ceremony, which coincides with the 39th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

The order is expected to direct the Education Department to interpret Title IX rules in a way that would exclude transgender girls and women from female sports categories.

The executive order would impact any educational institution receiving federal funding, which encompasses almost all U.S. colleges and most K-12 schools.

The Education Department would likely use this interpretation as a basis for future policies, regulations, and investigations of potential violations.

This action fulfills one of Trump's campaign promises that he emphasized during his presidential campaign.

The order's implementation would be tied to Title IX, the 1972 Education Amendments Act provision that prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational activities.

The exact contents and specific implementation details of the executive order have not yet been made public.

The interpretation of Title IX's application to transgender students has been a subject of intense debate in recent years.