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NCAA group condemns anti-transgender sports bills in open letter

jetcityimage/iStockBy Kiara Brantley-Jones, ABC News

(NEW YORK) — Already, 2021 has been a record year for anti-transgender legislation — especially when it comes to school athletics — and one group is taking a stand.

To date, 28 states across the country have taken action to introduce, pass and sign anti-transgender bills, according to the Human Rights Campaign. The majority of these bills are attempting to exclude transgender athletes from school sports and deny gender-affirming health care to youth.

In response, the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s (NCAA) Division III LGBTQ OneTeam Program and members of the NCAA’s Division III LGBTQ Working Group condemned

 

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