The Mary Sue: Dozens of Top Athletes Sign Petition Against Federal Ban on Trans People in Sports

Written By Devin Ibanez

A group of 40 professional, Olympic, and Paralympic athletes signed an open letter condemning a federal anti-trans sports bill currently working its way through the House of Representatives. H.R. 734—a.k.a. the “Protection of Girls and Women in Sports Act“—stipulates that under Title IX, trans women and girls are to be barred from competing on women’s sports teams.

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