U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee adopted President Trump’s executive order banning biological males from competing in women’s sports, with major national sports organizations preparing to follow suit.
Kaiser Permanente will halt all gender-related surgeries for minors starting August 29, while VCU Health’s Children’s Hospital in Richmond has ended all “gender-affirming care” for those under 19. These decisions highlight a growing national trend of institutions aligning with federal regulations and legal pressures surrounding sex-trait interventions on minors.
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The Biological Integrity Team
The American College of Pediatricians
US Olympic Committee Bans Men From Women’s Sports
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has aligned with President Trump’s EO “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” effectively banning biological male athletes from participating in women’s sports.
Major national sports governing bodies—including USA Fencing and USA Swimming—will update their policies accordingly by the end of the year. Critics argue that this will likely face legal battles.
Kaiser Suspends Surgical Interventions for Minors Nationwide
Kaiser Permanente has announced it will pause surgical interventions for individuals under 19 nationwide beginning August 29, 2025, in response to growing federal regulations and a rise in national legal actions—including subpoenas issued by the Department of Justice. Although, the health system emphasized that non-surgical interventions, such as hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and social affirmation, will continue.
This follows similar decisions by other major hospitals, including Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, which have recently closed their gender clinics or suspended these harmful procedures.
VCU Children’s Hospital Closes Down Gender Clinic
Effective yesterday, VCU Health’s Children’s Hospital in Richmond, VA, announced it will cease all “gender-affirming care” for patients under 19, including hormone therapy and puberty blockers. Their statement states that hospital will phase out the program over 90 days and continue facilitating transfers to other clinical providers.
This decision overrides VCU’s earlier reversal of its January suspension and reflects a broader trend of compliance with federal regulations—even in states that have not enacted laws banning sex-trait interventions for minors.
