Fox News & other right-wing outlets attacked the Trans swimmer Lia Thomas cruelly & persistently for months-
If passed Indiana would become the 11th state to ban Trans students from playing sports in accordance with their gender identity
Willingham-Jaggers takes over at a time when schools are becoming a battlegrounds over Trans inclusion in sports and LGBTQ+ themed books
SB 20, which would have exposed school districts to costly lawsuits for failing to protect trans students, was defeated in subcommittee
The measure now moves to the full House for a vote- as the Senate already approved it will then head to Governor Noem for her signature
Under the bill, male students are not permitted to participate on any school athletic team or squad designated for ‘females’
“It makes me sad that some politicians use Trans kids like me to get votes from people who hate me just because I exist”
Requires documentation of testosterone levels amid a fervor of recently transitioned swimmers breaking records in women’s athletics
“Every child deserves to be lifted up and supported by their leaders and their government, not targeted and dehumanized”
Fox figures repeatedly deadnamed and misgendered Thomas and used the story to attack gender-affirming health care
