Transgender girls in North Carolina would be prohibited from joining female sports teams in middle school, high school and college under legislation passed Wednesday by the Republican-controlled House in one of its first actions since attaining a supermajority earlier this month.
The House approved legislation 73-39, with three Democrats voting in favor, to separate sports by biological sex, based solely on students’ “reproductive biology and genetics at birth.” Trans girls would not be allowed to play on any sports team that corresponds with their gender identity. Trans boys and cisgender girls could only play on teams designated for male athletes if there was no comparable girls’ team, except for wrestling.
Proponents of the House sports bill argue it would preserve opportunities for cisgender girls and protect their safety. But trans kids and their supporters say it’s discrimination disguised as a safety precaution. The bill also would give students a right to sue if they’re harmed by a trans student violating the restrictions.
“I may be the first to come before you with an injury, but if this doesn’t pass, I won’t be the last,” she said in a committee meeting earlier Wednesday. No more than 15 trans athletes have been approved to play high school sports this year in North Carolina, and only two are trans girls.
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