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The group most likely to report hearing anti-LGBTQ + language were students who play sports — particularly straight, cisgender boys.
Many LGBTQ+ youth don't participate in sports because they fear discrimination -- a fear that is often well-founded.
The bill also seeks to look at inequities based on race, income, and geography, but Republicans say the goal is to rig research for transgender athletes.
The self-paced online training is designed for coaches, athletic directors, and other adults who work in youth sports.
"If our goal is to improve adolescent mental health for all youth, expanding access to sports makes sense,” says a study coauthor.
Lawmakers are considering bills to ban gender-affirming care for youth and bar trans girls and women from female school sports teams.
Most of them seek to keep trans girls and women off of female sports teams or prevent trans youth from receiving gender-affirming medical care.
This follows a similar vote from the state school board.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the bill is "unnecessary and divisive." But legislators may try to override her veto.
A U.S. House committee will consider the bill Wednesday.
The override of Gov. Laura Kelly's veto succeeded with the votes of most Republicans and one Democrat.
Opponents fear the move may be a way to monitor teens for pregnancy or abortion — or to out trans athletes.
Gov. Mark Gordon called the legislation "draconian" and "discriminatory" but let it become law without his signature. The state is also moving against abortion rights.
If the bill becomes law, New Hampshire would be the first northeastern state with such a statute.
Parents of trans youth share their experiences and advocate for acceptance and support.
A majority of respondents to a Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll say gender is determined at birth and support restrictions on health care and sports participation.
A case brought by the Utah High School Activities Association and two athletes was voluntarily dismissed.
A proposed rule on the enforcement of Title IX would state that overall bans on trans student athletes violate that law but would allow for some exclusion of trans players.
Lawmakers failed to override Gov. Doug Burgum's veto of the pronoun bill, but they're still pushing a health care ban, bathroom bills, and anti-trans sports legislation.
The Department of Education killed funding over policies allowing students to use restrooms and participate in sports aligned with their gender identity.
