Letter: Tourism officials urge legislators to kill or amend transgender athlete bill
After a year in which the travel, tourism and hospitality economy in North Dakota shrunk by $1.2 billion dollars, the last thing we need is a new and unnecessary law that throws fresh roadblocks in the way of attracting sports tourism to our communities.
Written By:
Charley Johnson, Julie Rygg, Stephanie Schoenrock and Searle Swedlund | 11:00 am, Apr. 8, 2021 ×
This guest column was submitted by Charley Johnson, president and CO, Fargo Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau; Julie Rygg, executive director, Greater Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau; Sephanie Schoenrock, executive director, Visit Minot; and Searle Swedlund, executive director, Discover Jamestown.
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Letter: Tourism officials urge legislators to kill or amend transgender athlete bill
After a year in which the travel, tourism and hospitality economy in North Dakota shrunk by $1.2 billion dollars, the last thing we need is a new and unnecessary law that throws fresh roadblocks in the way of attracting sports tourism to our communities.
Written By:
Charley Johnson, Julie Rygg, Stephanie Schoenrock and Searle Swedlund | 1:28 pm, Apr. 7, 2021 ×
As leaders of organizations responsible for welcoming youth and adult sporting activities to the Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot and Jamestown MSAs, we oppose this measure for two reasons. First, it is completely unnecessary. The governing and sanctioning bodies of virtually every sport in the world have studied this issue for decades, consulted with experts, and come up with nuanced policies based on what they’ve learned. That includes the North Dakota High School Activities Association, which patterns its policy on t