McFeely blog: N.D. Republicans move against transgender athletes; could impact NCAA games in state
A similar law was recently declared unconstitutional in Idaho, but NCAA still mulling whether tournament games should be banned from the state 1:13 pm, Jan. 12, 2021 ×
BISMARCK North Dakota Republicans have introduced a bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing on team sports of their preferred gender.
Aside from the real purpose of the bill, which is to discriminate against LGBTQ students, it might also impact the state s ability to host NCAA-sanctioned events if passed.
House Bill 1298 says schools that receive public funding would not be allowed to let an athlete who was assigned the opposite sex at birth to participate on an athletic team . which is exclusively for females or exclusively for males.