Trump signs order intended to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports

US President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House (Alex Brandon/AP)

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports.

The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports”, gives agencies, including the Justice and Education departments, wide latitude to ensure entities that receive funding abide by Title IX in alignment with the Trump administration’s view, which interprets “sex” as the gender someone was assigned at birth.