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Sophomore Julie Katz speaks against HB 358 during Wednesday’s hearing.
Julie Katz came to Raleigh Wednesday to speak directly to the lawmakers who want to exclude her from women’s sports.
A 16-year-old transgender girl from Greensboro, Katz has been a gymnast, played tennis and volleyball — all, so far, without incident.
But House Bill 358 would bar transgender women from playing women’s intramural, public school, university sports in North Carolina. “Like all kids who love to be active, I have the right to play,” Katz said at a Wednesday hearing on the bill. “I’m better than some, not as talented as many. This bill says I can’t even sit on the bench.”