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The North Dakota House has approved a measure that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing on teams that do not match their birth gender.
Supporters of the measure said it’s designed to protect girls from having to compete against boys who they say are physiologically stronger and faster than girls. They argued it strengthens the enforcement of Title IX of federal education standards, that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded activity. This is about girls competing with girls, insuring equal opportunity, and keeping a level playing field in girls sports, said Rep. Kathy Skroch (R-Lidgerwood), a co-sponor of the measure. It upholds 50 years of progress in protecting women against discrimination, and advocates for the preservation of the biological base standards for female sports competitition.
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The North Dakota House has approved a measure that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing on teams that do not match their birth gender.
Supporters of the measure said it’s designed to protect girls from having to compete against boys who they say are physiologically stronger and faster than girls. They argued it strengthens the enforcement of Title IX of federal education standards, that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded activity. This is about girls competing with girls, insuring equal opportunity, and keeping a level playing field in girls sports, said Rep. Kathy Skroch (R-Lidgerwood), a co-sponsor of the measure. It upholds 50 years of progress in protecting women against discrimination, and advocates for the preservation of the biological base standards for female sports competitition.
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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.
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