According to a recent report, male-born athletes who identify as women have secured an impressive total of 1,941 gold medals in women’s sports competitions throughout the United States since the 1980s.

This phenomenon has effectively displaced countless biologically female athletes and redirected nearly half a million dollars in prize money away from them in various competitions.

The striking figures are part of a report published by Concerned Women for America (CWA), which gathered data from decades of sporting events.

It suggests more than 10,000 female sports events in both amateur and professional fields have featured male-born participants competing, and winning in categories designated for women and girls.

‘For too long, trans-identifying males have displaced, disrupted, and injured women and girls in female sports categories,’ Penny Nance, CEO and president of CWA, said to The Christian Post.

‘Our research reveals the shocking truth of the matter – over 1,900 women have come in second place to men who claim to be women,’ Nance went on. 

‘This is outrageously unjust. Women and girls must have sex-protected athletics under Title IX.’

In California alone, the report found that at least 521 female athletes were forced to settle for second place behind male-born competitors in medal events. 

Nationally, those displaced women lost a total of $493,173 in prize winnings that instead went to trans-identifying male athletes.

While the controversy over transgender participation in women’s sports is not new, the sheer volume of data presented by the CWA has sparked fresh outrage and demands for sweeping reform. 

The group’s findings add fuel to an already blazing fire stoked by Trump administration policies, recent NCAA reversals, and global scrutiny from the United Nations.

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has already responded by updating its ‘Athlete Safety Policy’ to reflect Executive Order 14201, signed by Donald Trump earlier this year. 

While the policy pointedly avoids using the term ‘transgender,’ it pledges to create a ‘fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act.’

CWA president Nance called the move ‘a notable step,’ but warned it might not be enough. 

‘It’s a win for women, as it is inherently unfair for biological men to compete against women in any sport. Now, other national governing bodies (NGBs) must do the same.’

The Trump administration has made the issue a defining plank of its second-term agenda.

In February, Trump signed an executive order titled ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,’ prompting immediate pushback from progressive states and praise from conservative advocacy groups. 

By May, Trump was threatening to strip federal education funds from California after it failed to enforce the order.

Attorney General Pam Bondi doubled down, warning that states defying the mandate ‘could also face challenges by the federal government.’

The administration also filed a high-profile lawsuit against California’s Department of Education, arguing that the state’s policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ events were ‘illegal and unfair,’ and sent a message that ‘girls’ opportunities and achievements are secondary to accommodating boys.’

Earlier this month, the University of Pennsylvania reached a stunning agreement with the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, concluding that it violated Title IX by allowing Lia Thomas, a male-born swimmer, to compete in women’s events.

The resolution included the revocation of Thomas’s titles and records, which will now be restored to the female athletes who were displaced. 

Thomas, who had previously competed on the men’s team, became the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division I national title in 2022 after capturing gold in the 500-yard freestyle.

The decision marks a turning point in the Title IX debate, and a symbolic victory for female athletes who say they’ve been denied fair play and recognition for years.

While the CWA’s report focused on American competitions, the controversy has been echoed globally. 

A separate study released by the United Nations last fall found more than 600 female athletes across 29 sports had lost more than 890 medals to male-born athletes.

UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem warned that policies enabling male-born participation in women’s categories resulted in ‘the loss of fair opportunity for biologically female competitors,’ and called the failure to protect the female category ‘one of the most egregious forms of violence against women and girls.’

She pointed to numerous examples, including Canadian cyclist Veronica Ivy, New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, and again, Lia Thomas, all of whom sparked worldwide debate for competing in women’s events despite being born male.

The issue is also exploding on college campuses. Earlier this month, the University of Nevada, Reno women’s volleyball team refused to take the court against San Jose State University, citing the presence of trans-identified player Blaire Fleming as a safety concern.

Nevada became the fifth team to forfeit a game against SJSU due to Fleming’s participation.

The NCAA, once a defender of trans inclusion, recently reversed course and announced it would comply with Trump’s executive order. 

National governing bodies across sports are now under pressure to follow suit or risk losing federal funding.

Even USA Fencing, criticized earlier this year for allowing a transgender woman to compete against females, has since revised its rules, effective August 1, to ban trans women from female events allowing them only in men’s categories moving forward.

The CWA and other women’s advocacy groups are now urging Congress to codify these reforms in federal law.

The proposed Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act would bar the USOPC and NGBs from receiving federal funds if they permit male-born athletes to compete in female divisions.

‘The fight for women’s-only sports is not over,’ Nance insisted. ‘We need strong laws that uphold fairness, science, and the rights of every woman and girl.’