Wyoming governor allows transgender athlete ban to become law

State Board of Education passes resolution in favor of banning transgender girls from girls' sports teams

The State Board of Education met at the Alaska State Museum on March 16, 2023.  (Photo by Rashah McChesney/KTOO) Alaska’s State Board of Education passed a resolution in favor of banning transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams. The resolution asks the Department of Education and Early Development to divide sports teams into two categories: instead of boys and girls, there would be one for students assigned female at birth and one…

Wyoming bans transgender youth from girls' sports teams

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.

Wyoming Becomes 19th State to Ban Biological Males From Girls Sports

Wyoming has joined 18 other U.S. states to ban biological male students from competing on girls' or women's ...

Wyoming governor calls trans athlete ban bill 'draconian' and then allows it to pass

The law, which takes effect July 1, is among dozens of Republican proposals pushing back against transgender rights in statehouses across the U.S.(Image credit: Rhianna Gelhart/AP)

Wyoming bans transgender youth from girls' sports teams

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — 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 discriminat…

Wyoming bans transgender youth from girls’ sports teams

Gov. Mark Gordon allowed the bill to become law, but he also said that it “is overly draconian, is discriminatory without attention to individual circumstances or mitigating factors, and pays little attention to fundamental principles of equality”