House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) condemned a GOP-led bill in the House Thursday that would ban trans women and girls from participating in women's sports. The bill is not expected to pass the Senate.
— The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would bar schools and colleges that receive federal money from allowing
The House action comes as at least 20 other states have imposed similar limits on trans athletes at the K-12 or collegiate level. Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, who has a transgender daughter, said Republicans were cruelly scapegoating transgender children to score political points. She said three-quarters of transgender students report having experienced harassment or discrimination at school and many have considered suicide.
Pocan noted that in Utah at the time of the veto there were four transgender players out of 85,000 competing in high school sports, with only one competing in girls sports.
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