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California lawmakers blocked a bill that would have banned transgender athletes from playing on girls’ sports teams.
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California Assembly lawmakers on Tuesday rejected two proposals that would ban transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports in California.
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Rivas did so by making a surprise appearance on the dais at this morning’s lengthy Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism Committee meeting alongside his Democratic colleagues, who voted do...
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California lawmakers reject legislation to ban transgender athletes from girls’ sports
Lawmakers in the California State Assembly rejected legislation Tuesday that would bar transgender athletes from participating in female sports. The bills, AB 89 and AB 844, would have banned athletes born male from taking part in girls’ and women’s school sports and reversed existing state law permitting transgender people to compete in those sports from
California rejects bill banning transgender athletes from girls' sports teams
California lawmakers rejected a GOP bill seeking to bar transgender athletes from school sports teams amid the growing national debate.
California Lawmakers Block Ban on Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports Amid Federal Funding Threats
Proposals to overturn existing laws sparked by Governor Newsom’s recent comments calling it ‘deeply unfair’ to allow Trans athletes to play in
California Assembly rejects bills to ban trans athletes from female sports
California Assembly lawmakers on Tuesday rejected two proposals that would ban transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports in California.
Democrats reject California bills banning transgender athletes
Democrats on the Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism Committee blocked two bills that would have banned transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports.
Georgia Legislature approves transgender athlete ban
Georgia lawmakers on Monday sent legislation to bar transgender student-athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who is expected to sign the measure into law.
Rivas goes for kill shot on trans sports bans
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas today eliminated any question about whether he invited a politically fraught debate on transgender athletes in women’s sports. Rivas did so by making a surprise appearance on the dais at this morning’s lengthy Assembly Arts,
Officials vote on transgender athletes bill in Sacramento
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) informed lawmakers the next vote in the House would be Monday evening. The announcement came minutes after… Conservative backlash erupted after President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Sen.
Republican lawmakers seek changes to Maine Human Rights Act in Title IX compliance effort
Two bills that would amend the state's antidiscrimination law revolve around transgender student-athletes' right to compete in girls and women's sports.
WIAA says vote to ban transgender athletes would violate state law
Two proposed rule changes for transgender student athletes in Washington will be advisory-only votes after the WIAA determined the proposals would contradict state law.
Nevada board moves to limit transgender athletes in school sports
Nevada has become the latest state to curtail the participation of transgender athletes in school sports after the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) reversed a 2014 policy that allowed transgender students in high schools to play for teams that align with their gender identity.
Transgender athletes open up about suing Trump administration over bans from girls sports
Two New Hampshire transgender athletes opened up about their lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration over recent trans athlete bans in girls sports.
USDA pauses funds to Maine over state's stand on transgender females in women's sports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday paused federal funds for certain Maine educational programs in response to the state's opposition to banning transgender women from competing in women's sports in Maine.
Susan Collins says Maine law on trans athletes against ‘spirit and intent of Title IX’
Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), a prominent Senate Republican moderate, says President Trump is right to scrutinize her state’s law that “allows biological males to play in girls’
USDA freezes funding for Maine schools over transgender athletes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Wednesday it had frozen federal funds for some Maine education programs over the state’s refusal to ban transgender students from girls’ and women’s sports as ordered by President Trump and his administration.
Collegiate transgender athlete ban gets initial Indiana Senate approval
A bill that would ban transgender women from collegiate sports passed on second reading in the Senate Tuesday, with amendments proposed by Democrats voted down by the Republican supermajority.
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