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The group most likely to report hearing anti-LGBTQ + language were students who play sports — particularly straight, cisgender boys.
Lawmakers are considering bills to ban gender-affirming care for youth and bar trans girls and women from female school sports teams.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the bill is "unnecessary and divisive." But legislators may try to override her veto.
If the bill becomes law, New Hampshire would be the first northeastern state with such a statute.
A majority of respondents to a Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll say gender is determined at birth and support restrictions on health care and sports participation.
The study also found that almost 150,000 trans youth live in states that protect transgender rights.
“The only child that was harmed in this entire investigation was my own child,” Jessica Norton said of her daughter's ban from playing girls' volleyball — a sport her daughter had played for years.
Many LGBTQ+ youth don't participate in sports because they fear discrimination -- a fear that is often well-founded.
Most of them seek to keep trans girls and women off of female sports teams or prevent trans youth from receiving gender-affirming medical care.
A U.S. House committee will consider the bill Wednesday.
Opponents fear the move may be a way to monitor teens for pregnancy or abortion — or to out trans athletes.
A proposed rule on the enforcement of Title IX would state that overall bans on trans student athletes violate that law but would allow for some exclusion of trans players.
Another court stands in the way of Republican attacks on transgender people.
Arienne Childrey would be the first out trans person in the Ohio legislature. She's looking to unseat GOP state Rep. Angela King.
The self-paced online training is designed for coaches, athletic directors, and other adults who work in youth sports.
This follows a similar vote from the state school board.
The override of Gov. Laura Kelly's veto succeeded with the votes of most Republicans and one Democrat.
Gov. Mark Gordon called the legislation "draconian" and "discriminatory" but let it become law without his signature. The state is also moving against abortion rights.
Parents of trans youth share their experiences and advocate for acceptance and support.
Lawmakers failed to override Gov. Doug Burgum's veto of the pronoun bill, but they're still pushing a health care ban, bathroom bills, and anti-trans sports legislation.
