Sports

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Nebraska court rules voters can decide whether to cement an anti-trans sports ban in state constitution

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The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that an initiative to bar transgenderathletes from girls’ and women’s sports will remain on the state’s ballot. A voter sued to block the measure, arguing that its summary failed to adequately explain the implications of the proposed amendment to the state constitution. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. But in a unanimous opinion written by Justice Jason Bergevin, the court said the ballot language gave voters enough information to understand what they were voting for or against. “The right of initiative is precious to the […]

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Trans Sports Dominate Culture Wars. But What Do Scientists Think?

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The debate over trans athletes has reached a fever pitch. Riley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer who tied for fifth place with a trans swimmer in 2022, has become a star in the world of conservative politics. Former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White recently announced their intentions to enter the WNBA draft and “expose” the league’s lack of policy for transgender players. And less than two months out from the November midterms, trans athletes are shaping up to be an issue on voters’ minds as they head to the polls. All of this noise has created little room for thoughtful conversation. We […]

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White House Moves To Defund Colorado School District Over “61 Boys On Girls’ Teams” (There Are Actually Zero)

The New York Times reports: Rob Stein had been interim school superintendent in Jefferson County, Colo., for 22 days when he sued the Trump administration this summer over demands to change their transgender-inclusive policies. Dr. Stein and other district officials say they had no choice. The cash-strapped district, Jeffco Public Schools, risked losing all $50 million of its federal funding for school meals and special education if they refused. But if they acquiesced, they concluded, they would violate state laws that protect transgender students from discrimination. In March, the administration announced that Jeffco had violated federal nondiscrimination laws by allowing students access […]

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Meet 3 transgender student-athletes fighting for the right to play

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Despite ever-growing food and fuel prices, an ailing health care system, and violent conflicts in the U.S. and abroad, the far right has decided to continue to wage war on transgender student-athletes. And while politicians debate the topic within our nation’s highest offices, many forget about the real human beings who are affected. Becky Pepper-Jackson When West Virginia House Bill 3293, also known as the Save Women’s Sports Act, became law in 2021, Becky Pepper-Jackson, a track-and-field athlete who identifies as trans, and her family challenged the bill in court. Since then, the battle over whether schools should allow trans student athletes […]

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Anti-Trans Ex-NBA Player Ejected From WNBA Game

CBS Sports reports: Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from his courtside seat during the Indiana Fever’s 113-90 win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday after getting into a verbal altercation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. An official and security personnel immediately jumped in, and Cloud’s teammates arrived to pull her away from the situation. The official gestured for Kanter Freedom to be ejected and both team and arena security escorted him away from his seat. He tried to protest in an area behind the courtside seating for a short period before eventually leaving to a chorus of boos […]

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New study challenges trans ‘advantage’ argument in women’s sports

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A new scientific study is challenging one of the central arguments used to justify bans on transgender women and girls competing in women’s sports. The argument that transgender women retain an inherent physical advantageover cisgender women after undergoing hormone therapy is being challenged by researchers in Brazil who pooled the results of 52 studies involving thousands of participants to compare the physical characteristics and fitness of transgender women and cisgender women following hormone therapy in a study published this year. The researchers found that transgender women generally had greater lean muscle mass, but that difference did not translate into a clear advantage in […]

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Extreme ballot measure could force anatomy inspections for girls’ sports teams

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The debate over transgender student-athletes is heading directly to voters this November, with a surprising and extreme ballot measure in Washington state seeking to restrict trans girls from participating in school sports that align with their gender identity. IL26-638 would apply specifically to girls’ sports teams, creating certain eligibility requirements for K-12 athletes.  As a result, female students would have to prove their sex assigned at birth, and criticism has emerged regarding the enforcement provisions outlined in the bill’s literature. Under the proposal, female students would need to have their sex assigned at birth verified through genetic screening, testosterone level […]

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MAGA Trolls To Declare For WNBA Draft As Trans

The New York Post reports: Former NBA player Royce White plans to declare for the 2027 WNBA Draft — the second former pro to test the league’s policy on trans athletes. White, 35, a Republican candidate for US Senate who only played three games in his short NBA career, made the announcement on Friday on the heels of former first round draft pick and Knicks center Enes Kanter Freedom’s declaration earlier in the day. “I’m transgender. I’m a woman… I identify as sometimes identifying as a woman for purposes of… professional basketball,” White told Fox News. Earlier in the day, Freedom said […]

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Hate Groups Push For National Ban On Trans Athletes

The Washington Post reports: The conservative campaign to stop transgender girls and women from competing in female sports notched a major victory this week — and its leaders made immediately clear they will push for more. The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states may ban trans athletes from girls and women’s teams, affirming policies in 27 states. But it said nothing about the Democratic states that allow transgender students to compete. Now the Trump administration and conservative advocacy groups are pressing forward in pursuit of a coast-to-coast ban as the fight shifts to another set of court cases. The Alliance Defending Freedom, […]

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Gay ice hockey player Luke Prokop on being the sport’s representation and game-changing impact of Heated Rivalry

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“I’m not known as Luke Prokop the hockey player, I’m Luke Prokop the gay hockey player.” That sentiment is voiced by, you guessed it, Luke Prokop in The Hockey Player, a documentary charting the 24-year-old’s journey to-date in professional ice hockey. Prokop made history as the first openly gay player under contract with an NHL (National Hockey League) team when he came out in 2021. However, that’s just the start of his story. The ‘gay ice hockey player’ is a label Prokop has carried for five years, with varying degrees of attachment. “It was associated with me everywhere I went, and I almost viewed it as a […]

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