Transgender and nonbinary state legislators press Biden on proposed transgender students athletics rule
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Fourteen transgender and nonbinary state legislators from across the country recently wrote to President Joe Biden to ask him to revise a proposed rule on transgender participation in school athletics that would allow limits on the participation of some older transgender athletes in high school and college athletic programs.
The group of legislators from 11 states sent him a letter two weeks ago to request that the proposed rule be updated so it "allows trans people to fully participate in the sports of their choosing, and does not perpetuate unfounded and harmful claims about trans athletes."
Among the lawmakers was Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who was censured on Wednesday for the remainder of the 2023 legislative session after her comments about gender-affirming care. The group is concerned about a carve-out in the Education Department's proposed rule, which was announced on April 6.
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