The House passes the Equality Act, which extends Civil Rights Act protections to LGBT Americans, as a record number of Americans identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.Mississippi legislators have passed a bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing on female sports teams in schools and universities -- one of over two dozen similar measures proposed by state lawmakers nationwide this year.
Idaho became the first state to pass a law banning transgender women from competing in women's sports last year. A federal district court suspended the law and it has yet to be enacted.Mississippi's act is the first of its ilk to successfully pass through both chambers this year. Some have failed in committee, including in South Dakota on Wednesday and in Utah last month.
Hill could not point to any instance of transgender girls competing on girls' sports teams in her state's high schools, but said she has heard concerns from coaches about Mississippi's lack of guidelines.
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It will be determined in the courts
Merits aside, it would be unconstitutional to only ban TG from female sports but not male sports. Male synchronized swimming would be scandalized if it allowed a transpeople to participate.
I think in the end it’s wanting to compete in a sport they enjoy. This doesn’t mean it’s equally comparable physically but it has its place. Perhaps changing rules within the sport; handicap?
Thank you Mississippi! Another great American conservative state I would love to visit sometime. Thank you for standing firm against these transgender bills.
Trans need to compete with their natural gender.
These people act like there are hundreds of “boys” dying to dress up as “girls” to win medals.
TWO DOZEN SIMILIAR MEASURES SEEM UNJUST! HOWEVER ,IT IS UNFAIR TO EXPECT FEMALES TO COMPETE WITH TRANS FEMALES WHO PROVE TO BE DECIDEDLY STRONGER THAN NATURAL FEMALES. LB FOR LB IT IS NOT COMPETETIVE AND DISCRIMINATING TO NATURAL FEMS! THIS IS AN UNORTUNATE LEGIT CONUNDRUM!
It doesn’t bother me one bit how anyone wants to identify. But, males have an unfair advantage and in sports it’s just not right. It’s funny you NEVER see girls saying I identify as a boy so I want to run men’s track and field. It’s always the men competing in women’s sports.
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Thank you. Regardless of them saying they are women, they simply are not and it is not fair for them to compete with girls and women.
Just ban Mississippi from out of state intramural sports and college too.
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People don’t have drinking water and this is what the MSGOP is worried about?
Shame on Mississippi.
Now I’m curious how many trans people live in Mississippi
what in the hell is wrong with the South? cnnbrk What R they afraid of? Why don't all these people that don't LIKE anyone else that is DIFFERENT than they R take a hike & GO somewhere else? THEY are WHAT'S THE MATTER! we are all just trying 2 live our lives-Leave Us Alone!
After seeing a transgender female fracture a female opponent's skull during a mma fight I support this decision I believe in equality n gay rights but we have 2 b cognizant of the differences in strenght that a female who was assigned male at birth can have over a born female
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Let’s see what happens when this ‘inclusion’ ideology trickles into the Olympics and there are athletes born as males beating (or simply qualifying more than) athletes born as females due to natural strength etc. The list is endless...
As if Mississippi doesn't have real problems... Tell them to pass a bill outlawing voter suppression.
Republicans are always touting school choice. As an experiment, let’s pilot state choice. Let all the dopey southern and midwestern states form a confederacy. The remaining states will, as before, be the union. Then, let’s see who’s better off in five years’ time.
My thing is if they really were concerned why just girl athletes
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Male goes to male competition; Trans goes to trans competition; And female goes to female It’s that simple. Nothing to be angry or argue coz’ of the bones & muscles developed differently
Protect female sports!
Honestly. Any of you people who support this please list one transgender athlete who has gotten awards in women's sports. Then go look up how the NCAA handles the subject. This is a solution in search of a problem.
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Gross
Finally a group of lawmakers with BACKBONE that will stand up and say what is RIGHT!
Legal?
Fair call.
Bout damn time.
Someone please give me an explanation why this is a bad thing in anyway? I don’t get why people are a get angry about this?
This is the most imprtant thing they have to deal with?
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I mean, yeah of course
Excellent news, Mississippi is on a roll
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