Wyoming bans transgender youth from girls' sports teams

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https://apnews.com/article/wyoming-transgender-athletes-ban-e0d957ea5f4b57ab48752b2ecad432ec

Wyoming bans transgender youth from girls’ sports teams

March 20, 2023

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has become the 19th state to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls or women’s sports teams after the Republican governor opted not to veto the legislation.

Gov. Mark Gordon allowed the bill to become law without his signature Friday, saying he supports and agrees with the overall goal of fairness in competitive female sports. But he also said in a decision letter that the ban “is overly draconian, is discriminatory without attention to individual circumstances or mitigating factors, and pays little attention to fundamental principles of equality.”

The law, which takes effect July 1, will prohibit “students of the male sex from competing on a team designated for students of the female sex.” It’s among dozens of Republican proposals pushing back against transgender rights in statehouses across the U.S., including measures to ban gender-affirming care for minors, restrict drag shows, and prevent transgender people from using restrooms, locker rooms and other facilities associated with their gender identities.

Antonio Serrano, advocacy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Wyoming, said the latest development was shameful because it codifies discrimination.

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1. That could lead to arguments about equal rights violation (14th amendment)

as transgendered youth may compete on boys' sports teams.

Eventually, these cases will end up in the USSC where the issue of strict scrutiny and protection apply to transgendered individuals.