national/world - Newsom backs rule change after Trump threatens to pull funding over transgender athlete

Eric He

Politico

Sacramento, CA

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national/world - Supreme Court backs Republican lawmaker in Maine who was punished for transgender athlete remarks

Lawrence Hurley

NBC News

Minot, ME

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ezs note:  That's OK.  It's her right.  Just be sure that, come Election Day, she's turned into former Rep. Laurel Libby.

national/world - A League of Her Own: Transgender Athlete AB Hernandez Faces Down Hecklers

Cerise Castle

Capital & Main

Mount Jurupa, CA

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ezs note:  Think on this.  '...including three local school board members ... heckling a 16-year-old transgender athlete...'   Once again, think on this.  Then vote their asses out of office!!!

national/world - Federal judge unfreezes Maine's funds in transgender athlete case against USDA

Ryan Minnaugh

KOMO

Byron, ME (r)

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national/world - Feds to probe Minnesota State High School League over transgender athlete policy

Elizabeth Shockman

MPR

Saint Paul, MN

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ezs note:  Trump, I thought the idea was to save money?  Guess yer fibbing'... 😐

Idaho - Boise State should explain forfeits to volleyball team with transgender athlete | Opinion

Editorial Board

Idaho Statesman

Bonners Ferry, ID (r)

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national/world -Paris Paralympics: Valentina Petrillo set to become first transgender athlete at Games

Press

abc.net.au

Paris, France

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Broward principal, others reassigned amid investigation into transgender athlete, sources say

Hatzel Vega, Chris Gothner

Local 10

Coconut Grove, FL (part of Miami)

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ezs note:  Well, the Gestapo - pardon me, school board - certainly did their job.  Let's give 'em a good ol' Nazi salute!

Will NC inspect students’ genitalia under proposed transgender athlete ban? What to know

Evan Moore

The Charlotte Observer

Charlotte, NC

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ezs note:  Drop yer drawers, heh, heh.

Ohio - Transgender athlete responds to Ohio lawmakers' push to ban transgender athletes in female sports

Taylor Buck

Spectrum News

Chardon, OH

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lead story - What it means to be a transgender athlete, fighting Florida’s new ban

Brooke Baitinger

South Florida SunSentinel

Moore Haven, FL

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Joe Biden - Biden administration withdraws from transgender athlete case

Associated Press

NBC News

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Idaho - Athletes, women's and civil rights groups support Idaho transgender athlete's lawsuit

John Riley

MetroWeekly

Boise, ID

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lead story - Big Idaho businesses come out against transgender athlete, birth certificate bills

Nathan Brown

Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News

Soda Springs, ID

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ezs note: Idahoans -  Even if you've already called once, you might want to call or email again to let them know that four major companies are against these bills.

California - Megan Youngren to Become First Openly Transgender Athlete to Compete at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

Chris Chavez
Sports Illustrated

California International Marathon

Folsom/Sacramento, CA

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civil rights - Mike Anthony: Connecticut is at the heart of a transgender athlete debate that is difficult to explore, let alone solve

Mike Anthony
Hartford Courant

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At Cromwell High, Transgender Athlete Competes With Girls For First Time

Matthew Conyers
Hartford Courant

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Nike airs first commercial featuring a transgender athlete during Olympics

Nicole Bitette
(New York) Daily News

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Group Gives First Nod to Transgender Athlete Rule Changes

Associated Press
DRGNews

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