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If there is one thing You learn to exerciseIt's perseverance. Discipline yourself to keep trying, keep training, and keep competing. You win, more often than not, because you kept going a little longer, and kept pushing yourself a little harder, than other people on the court or field or track with you.
I'm learning it's the same way with the law. You can pass good laws—and repeal bad ones—mostly by hanging them there. You put the truth in front of enough people, and you plead your case in front of enough judges and enough people, and there will be a very good chance that justice will prevail, whether in the courtroom or in the court of public opinion.
As women trying to keep men out of our private spaces and our sports, I and many of my fellow athletes know that our days of fighting for common sense are far from over…but we are grateful for some big victories we have just won a month in court, in Congress, and now in the White House with the President Donald TrumpThe Republic of Korea's new Executive Order upholds the biological reality that men and women are different and protects the intimate spaces of women and girls.
President Donald Trump holds an executive order he signed at his inauguration in Washington, D.C., Monday, January 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
One of those major court victories came in Kentucky, where a federal district court — ruling in Tennessee v. Cardona — finally blocked the Biden administration's attempt to rewrite Title IX. (Title IX was created in the early 1970s to prevent discrimination “on the basis of sex” in public schools.)
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The Biden rule insisted that “sex” must include gender identity — so schools receiving government money had to allow male athletes into women’s locker rooms, restrooms, showers, and even their bedrooms on overnight team trips.
It's not safe, it takes away our privacy, and it doesn't make any sense. A Kentucky judge saw it all and ruled accordingly, Biden's rule erased Title IX nationwide. It was a huge win, and women across the country are celebrating. With this rule gone, states and the federal government have the green light to implement good policies to protect women.
What's more, I had good reason to celebrate this court decision. Tennessee v. Cardona It was my condition. After years of successfully competing on the middle school team, the 4 x 100 relay, the pole vault, the shot put and the discus, I watched it all disappear in eighth grade. Suddenly, a boy behind me in the first grade passed as a girl, joined my team, began participating in all of my events, and eventually grew into a force in track and field.
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In just three years, he has displaced nearly 300 players in competition, beating us more than 700 times. That wasn't all. Between practices and events, he would be in the locker rooms and next to us on the court, watching us change, making lewd sexual comments to me, and sometimes threatening me.
Sports stopped being fun – And stop being fair. We knew we were on the right track only to lose. But whenever we talked to our officials, nothing changed.
Tired of feeling weak, embarrassed, frustrated, and afraid, I decided I needed to stand up for myself and other girls.
With the help of my attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom, I joined the other plaintiffs in Tennessee v. Cardona — and was thrilled when the judge ruled in favor of women's privacy and safety. Finally, someone seems to understand what girls like me go through.
Finally, it seems that some people in Washington, D.C., might understand this, too.
On January 14, the US House of Representatives approved the bill Law to protect women and girls in sportswhich basically says that allowing males to compete on women's teams violates the original intent of Title IX. Now this bill heads to the Senate.
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Recently, President Trump – on his first day in office – signed an executive order affirming gender definition as male and female, a major step in protecting women's sports.
All this is in addition to 25 states that have so far passed laws protecting women's sports, and two lawsuits — one out of West Virginia and one out of Idaho — I've asked US Supreme Court To resolve the issue of women's sports once and for all.
After four years of being unable to get anyone to listen to us, it feels as if the dam has finally broken. Common sense is back, and I'm grateful that Trump's latest order recognizes the inherent differences between men and women.
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But that's what comes from perseverance. This gives me great hope that there is still a lot of work to be done Restoring women's sports And private spaces for women – we are not alone anymore. We have a lot of great players joining our team.
We are on the right track.
