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Republican-controlled Senate in Mississippi votes to ban transgender athletes on female teams
By Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press
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SEATTLE, WA - JANUARY 31: Adidas basketballs sit during a PAC12 womens basketball game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Washington Huskies on January 31, 2021 at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire via
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Transgender athletes would be banned from competing in girls or women s sports in Mississippi schools and universities, under a bill that comes at a time of renewed focus on transgender rights.
Mississippi is one of a dozen states with lawmakers proposing restrictions on athletics or gender-confirming health care for transgender minors this year. Democratic President Joe Biden signed an executive order Jan. 20 the day he took office that bans discrimination based on gender identity in school sports and elsewhere.
Nneka Ogwumike
(2008-12)
“Although difficult to narrow it down to just one, my favorite winning memory in my time with Tara had to have been breaking UConn’s streak in Maples in 2010. What was so amazing about that win wasn’t just the game and how we played, but mostly the preparation and team focus she instilled in us to be great any chance we could get.
Joslyn Tinkle
(2009-13)
“It was my sophomore year 2010-2011 and it was the end of December. Playing them was always a big deal and huge rivalry for us, so beating them at home in front of our crowd to end their winning streak was awesome. My mom and family were at the game and I remember it feeling like a tournament win. We went out to dinner afterward in the late evening and when I walked in the whole place erupted in cheers, so that was fun given it was my birthday too!