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North Dakota governor signs trans athlete bans into law

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By TRISHA AHMED
Associated Press/Report for America

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed two transgender athlete bans into law. Transgender girls and women are now prohibited from joining female sports teams in K-12 and college. The House and Senate had passed the bills with veto-proof majorities. At least 19 other states have imposed restrictions on transgender athletes. Republican lawmakers across the U.S. have drafted hundreds of laws this year to push back on LGBTQ+ freedoms, especially targeting transgender people’s everyday lives — including sports, health care, bathrooms, workplaces and schools. The Biden administration has proposed a rule, which still faces a lengthy approval process, to forbid outright bans on transgender athletes.

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