NH court to hear cases about transgender girls playing girls sports...

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NH court to hear cases about transgender girls playing girls sports and the right to protest them


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nh-court-to-hear-cases-about-transgender-girls-playing-girls-sports-and-the-right-to-protest-them/ar-AA1utq7a?ocid=windirect&cvid=2c6b05ac42804b4c9fbb67b8f45c1343&ei=74

Story by KATHY McCORMACK and HOLLY RAMER (20 Nov 2024)

The first case is about two transgender teen girls, one who played soccer on the girls team this fall and the other who plans on participating on the track team this winter.

A federal judge ruled earlier this year that the teens can try out for and play on girls school sports teams as they seek to overturn the Fairness in Women's Sports Act on behalf of all transgender students in New Hampshire.

The law, signed by Gov. Chris Sununu in July, bans transgender athletes in grades 5 to 12 from teams that align with their gender identity. It requires schools to designate all teams as either girls, boys or coed, with eligibility determined based on students' birth certificates "or other evidence."

In the second case Thursday, a judge is expected to hear from school district officials in Bow defending their decision to bar parents from wearing pink wristbands with "XX" — representing the female chromosomes — at a girls high school soccer game in September. The parents sued the district in September.

"Although the fall soccer season has ended, plaintiffs intend to continue wearing their wristbands at other school extracurricular events — such as swim meets and cross country meets — during this school year and in future school years," the parents said in a court document.