Texas governor signs bill banning transgender girls from female sports in schools

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Texas signs into law bill banning transgender athletes from school sports

Bill is similar to orders in other Republican-controlled US statesTrans rights advocates decry restrictions as discriminatoryTexas governor Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law a bill banning transgender girls from participating in female sports at public schools. The bill is part of a wave of similar measures emerging from Republican-controlled statehouses across the US.Trans rights advocates decry such restrictions as discriminatory, “hate”-b…

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Texas governor signs bill to ban transgender girls from female sports in schools

The bill is due to take effect in January 2022

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Texas governor signs bill banning transgender girls from female sports in schools

By Steve Gorman - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law a bill banning transgender girls from participating in female sports at public schools, joining a wave of similar measures emerging from Republican-controlled statehouses across the country. Supporters of the bill, due to take effect on Jan. 18, say it is aimed at protecting fairness in school sports by eliminating

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs law restricting transgender student participation in school sports

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Law Restricting Transgender Students In School Sports

TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law restricting Texas’ transgender student-athletes from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender identity.House Bill 25, authored by state Rep. Valoree Swanson, R-Spring, will require student athletes who compete in interscholastic competition to play on sports teams that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate at or near their time of birth. It g…