The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would prohibit transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that are for women or girls. Schools that receive government Title IX funds would be subject to the prohibition.
The House of Representatives approved a billThursday that would prohibit transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that are for women or girls.
H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, passed by a 219–203 margin, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats voting in opposition. SEE MORE: Twitter policy no longer explicitly bans some anti-transgender tweets Title IX is the landmark 1972 law that sought to end gender discrimination in schools. One of its biggest impacts was the increase of women and girls athletics in colleges and high schools.
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