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March 24, 2023

GA and IA Ban Healthcare for Trans Youth; World Athletics Bans Trans Women from Competing
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Georgia and Iowa have become the latest states to enact anti-trans laws.
On Thursday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill banning
gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for
transgender youth under the age of 18. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed
a similar bill on Wednesday, along with another measure banning trans
students from entering school bathrooms or changing rooms that match
their gender identities.

This comes as World Athletics, the global governing body for track and
field, voted Thursday to ban trans women from elite competitions if they
transitioned after puberty. Advocates of the anti-trans policy claim
trans women athletes have a physical advantage over cisgender women. But
science refutes that. A report published in 2017 in the journal Sports
Medicine finds there's "no direct or consistent research" showing trans
athletes have an advantage over others.


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