The National University Sports Association, which includes more than 1,100 educational institutions in the United States, prohibited Trans athletes in the female category in early February
Donald Trump’s administration has frozen a total of 175 million dollars (160.4 million euros) in federal funds for the University of Pennsylvania for breaching the decree signed by the president that prevents Trans women from competing in women’s sports.
The White House has reported through one of its accounts on the social network X that this responds to the Inclusion policies of the educational institution that, however, he has assured that they have not been formally notified of the measure.
“Penn has always followed the policies of the National University Sports Association (NCAA) and the Ivy League in relation to the participation of students in sports teams,” the University said in a statement collected by Bloomberg. The NCAA, which includes more than 1,100 educational institutions in the United States, prohibited Trans athletes in female sports in early February After Trump signed the controversial decree, denounced by LGTBI rights organizations.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has also paused Financing to the University of Maine after a discussion between Trump and the Governor of the State, Janet Mills, about the rights of trans people.
He Title IX of the amendments to the education of 1972 It prohibits that no person in the United States is excluded from participating for sex reasons in educational programs or activities of universities that receive federal financial assistance.
On the other hand, the Trump administration has reviewed the contracts signed with Columbia University, one of the epicenters of the Protective protests in recent monthsfor not allegedly pursuing anti -Semitism, which leaves agreements worth $ 5,000 million.
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