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June 8, 2022

Louisiana Becomes 18th State to Enact Trans Student Athlete Ban
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Louisiana has become the 18th state to enact a trans athlete ban. The
measure to bar trans girls and women from competing on school sports
teams became law after the state's Democratic governor, John Bel
Edwards, chose not to veto the legislation. The bill, called the
Fairness in Women's Sports Act, says that schools must designate teams
based on "biological sex" - defined as the sex listed on a person's
birth certificate at the time of their birth.


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