NCAA president opposes anti-trans sports bills, refrains from penalizing states that pass them
deny gender-affirming care to trans youth, bar LGBTQ-related content from the classroom, or permit discrimination against LGBTQ people in the name of “religious freedom.”Last month, more than 540 NCAA student-athletes signed onto a letter calling out Emmert for his failure to vocally speak out against the slate of anti-LGBTQ bills, and, in particular, those banning transgender youth from participating in sports.The signatories to that letter said they were “extremely frustrated” and “disappointed” by the lack of action on the NCAA’s part, and noted that most of the bans on transgender athletes rely on genetic testing or a physical exam, and thus, can only be enforced by subjecting any athlete to such scrutiny — with the heaviest burden