All posts tagged "transgender athletes"
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Thousands of trans youth contact suicide hotline while Texas GOP pushes anti-trans bills
Trevor Project received nearly 4,000 crisis contacts from trans and nonbinary youth in Texas amid lawmakers' push for anti-trans bills.
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Texas Republicans reportedly have votes to pass ban on transgender athletes
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan says there are enough votes in his chamber to pass a bill barring trans students from certain athletic teams.
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Texas Republicans launch fourth attempt this year to ban trans athletes from competing in sports
For the fourth time this year, Texas lawmakers will seek to ban transgender athletes from competing in sports based on their gender identity.
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Texas employers issue letter urging lawmakers not to pass anti-LGBTQ bills
A coalition of business leaders says Texas loses out on economic opportunities when lawmakers pursue anti-LGBTQ legislation.
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LGBTQ advocates launch limited-edition sports trading cards featuring transgender athletes
Lamdba Legal and Athlete Ally are offering trading cards featuring trans athletes as part of a campaign fighting anti-trans sports bans.
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Federal judge blocks West Virginia’s transgender athlete ban from taking effect
A federal judge has blocked West Virginia's law banning transgender athletes from competing in sports based on gender identity.
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Louisiana Republicans fail to override veto of bill barring transgender athletes from sports
On Wednesday, Republicans in the Louisiana House of Representatives failed to amass the number of votes needed to override a veto of a bill that...
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Texas governor wants to ban transgender athletes from sports during special legislative session
Texas Republicans will take up several bills during the session, including one to bar trans athletes from competing in their gender identity.
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Justice Department files statements of interest in two transgender cases
The Department of Justice has weighed in on two lawsuits challenging anti-transgender laws, saying it believes the laws are unconstitutional.
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Wisconsin governor prohibits government funds from being used to pay for conversion therapy
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued an order earlier this month prohibiting taxpayer funds from being used to pay for conversion therapy.
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Human Rights Campaign will sue Florida over anti-transgender sports ban
The Human Rights Campaign has promised to sue Florida in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a transgender athlete ban into law.
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West Virginia sued over bill barring trans athletes from competing in their gender identity
West Virginia state officials have been sued over a law barring trans athletes from competing in sports based on their gender identity.
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Trans wrestler Mack Beggs fights for recognition in Hulu’s new doc “Changing the Game”
Conservatives barred trans teen Mack Beggs from wrestling as a boy in high school. Hulu's "Changing the Game" recounts his story.
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Texas Republicans want taxpayers to pay for a special session to ban trans athletes from sport
Some Texas Republicans are so intent on banning trans athletes from sports, they want Gov. Greg Abbott to call an extra legislative session.
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Almost 1 in 3 Americans, and half of young adults, personally know someone who is transgender
Most Americans support allowing transgender people to serve in the military, but say they should compete in sports based on biological sex.
