The president's order was part of a series of moves targeting the rights of trans people. The order directed federal agencies to withhold funding from schools that allow transgender athletes to compete.

The NCAA quickly changed its rules, limiting participation in women's sports to those assigned female at birth. And, more recently, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told consulates worldwide to deny visas for transgender athletes coming to the U.S. for competitions.

Also, California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom broke with his party when he said that fairness is an issue, but that it's important for vulnerable communities to be treated with care.

Dr. Bradley Anawalt is an endocrinologist and professor at the University of Washington. I spoke with him earlier, and he says that tension is at the heart of the debate.

Dr. Bradley Anawalt, University of Washington School of Medicine: In sports, we like to have a sense that the playing field is level, that there is fairness in competition.

Another really important value in sports is that we want everybody to have an opportunity to play, particularly when we're talking about young people. And as a result, with this particular topic, there is apparent conflict between those two values.