This episode is about Trump's fifth executive order banning transgender participation in American life. This one seeks to ban transgender women from competing in athletics.

You can find the text of the order here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/

NCAA president's comments on the number of transgender athletes: https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5046662-ncaa-president-transgender-athletes-college-sports/

How many people identify as transgender: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/

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Notes go hereEpisode is about Trump's fourth executive order targeting transgender people. This time it's through education. The order attacks diversity in education in broad scope but some of the order is specifically targeting the accommodation of transgender students in schools.

Trump's executive order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-indoctrination-in-k-12-schooling/

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A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order against housing transgender women with the male prison population.

This was reported by LGBTQ Nation: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/women-win-court-ruling-blocking-trumps-order-to-house-trans-women-in-mens-prisons/

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