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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Only two House Democrats join Republicans to ban trans athletes from women’s sports

House Speaker Mike Johnson led Republicans to pass a bill to prevent trans girls from playing in women’s sports - (Getty Images)

Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to restrict transgender youth from participating in women’s sports, with two Democrats joining them.

The legislation amends Title IX, the law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in education programs if they receive federal money. The bill would amend the term “sex” to “be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”

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