The bill bans trans women and girls in grades 7 through 12 from competing on sports teams concurrent with their gender identities, with some exceptions.
, "Nobody wins when politicians meddle in people's lives like this. Nobody wins when we codify discrimination. We must keep fighting."
"Senate File 133 is not about leveling the playing field for student athletes. It's about erasing and excluding trans people from participation in all aspects of public life," Serrano added in a The bill bans trans women and girls in grades 7 through 12 from competing on sports teams concurrent with their gender identities, with some exceptions: if the spot of a trans athlete does not take away a spot from one of their cisgender counterparts, or if the team is co-ed.
In his letter, the governor said that "by enacting an outright ban on transgender individuals participating in sports teams, I believe Wyoming sends a harmful message that these individuals and their families do not deserve the same opportunities as others." That message, Gordon said, can have a "devastating impact on the mental health and well-being" of trans people, who he says are already subject to "significant discrimination and marginalization.
"We are devastated to see Wyoming become the 19th state to ban transgender kids from playing the sport they love," said Anne Lieberman, the organization's director of policy and programs. "We are witnessing a domino effect of states across the country attacking the fundamental rights of transgender youth to be who they are in all parts of their life, including sports.
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