The GOP-controlled House passed a bill that would place a ban on transgender athletes participating in female sports. The bill got the support of all 4 of Utah's congressmen.
, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, prohibits individuals whose biological sex at birth was male from participating in school athletic programs designated for women or girls.
But it has little chance of passing the Democrat-controlled Senate or getting past the White House. President Joe Biden proposed a federal rule change earlier this month that would restrict schools from instituting a blanket ban on transgender student-athletes. "Unfortunately, life changing opportunities afforded to generations of women and girls are under assault today," Utah's 4th District Rep. Burgess Owens
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