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Riley Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer and advocate for restricting participation in women's sports to biological females, has called for the prosecution of officials who permit transgender women to compete in women's sports. Gaines, along with former athletes Kaitlynn Wheeler and Kylee Alons, argues that allowing transgender athletes in women's competitions violates federal law, specifically President Donald Trump's 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports' executive order and Title IX. The Trump administration has responded to ongoing incidents of trans inclusion in women's sports by launching investigations, filing lawsuits, and freezing federal funding to certain institutions, including the University of Pennsylvania. The Department of Justice has also filed a lawsuit against Maine. Despite these actions, states such as California, Maine, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington have continued to allow transgender athletes to participate in women's sports. Gaines and her attorney, William Bock of the Independent Council on Women's Sports, support legal action against university and state officials who defy the executive order. Gaines specifically named Georgia Tech president Angel Cabrera as someone who should be prosecuted. The group is leading a lawsuit against the NCAA, seeking to enforce policies that restrict women's sports to biological females and to obtain monetary damages for affected athletes. The NCAA has updated its gender eligibility policy in response to the executive order, stating that only females can compete in the women's category in official competition. However, critics argue that the policy lacks clear enforcement mechanisms and has not effectively prevented the participation of transgender athletes in women's events, as seen in incidents such as the Ithaca College rowing competition.
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