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Canada man who allegedly yelled anti-trans hate at girl banned from school sports

A Pride flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
A Pride flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Photograph: Sean Kilpatrick/AP

A Canadian man who allegedly shouted at a nine-year-old girl and questioned whether she was transgender has been banned from attending elementary school athletics competitions, after an incident that activists say reflects a broader rise in anti-trans hate across the country.

Kari Starr told the Guardian that her nine-year-old daughter was preparing for a shot put competition in the British Columbia city of Kelowna when a man attempted to halt the competition, alleging Starr’s daughter was either a boy or transgender.

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