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Out of 510,000 college athletes, how many are trans? We hear from the right as if 1,000s of men are changing into women to compete in sports. But in reality, that is not happening. Riley Gaines started whining about this, but she was beaten by 6 other women in the NCAA finals that Lia Thompson won. Remove Lia Thompson, and Gaines still would not have gotten a medal. So it is time to answer the question:
Out of 510,000 college athletes, there are fewer than 10 who publicly identify as transgender
“How many athletes are there in the U.S. in NCAA schools?” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) asked Baker during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on federal regulations around sports gambling.
“Five hundred and ten thousand,” said Baker, a former Republican governor of Massachusetts who has served since 2023 as president of the NCAA, which governs intercollegiate athletics at more than 1,000 colleges and universities across the country.
“How many transgender athletes are you aware of?” Durbin asked.
“Less than 10,” Baker said. He did not say whether that number includes transgender men.
Out of 510,000 college athletes, there are fewer than 10 who publicly identify as transgender
NCAA president says there are ‘less than 10’ transgender athletes in college sports
NCAA President Charlie Baker told a Senate panel there are fewer than 10 transgender athletes he is aware of who currently compete in college sports, pouring cold water on an issue Republicans have said is a nationwide problem and one that is increasingly fraught territory for Democrats.“How many athletes are there in the U.S. in NCAA schools?” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) asked Baker during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on federal regulations around sports gambling.
“Five hundred and ten thousand,” said Baker, a former Republican governor of Massachusetts who has served since 2023 as president of the NCAA, which governs intercollegiate athletics at more than 1,000 colleges and universities across the country.
“How many transgender athletes are you aware of?” Durbin asked.
“Less than 10,” Baker said. He did not say whether that number includes transgender men.

