Alaska Board of Education votes to ban trans girls from girls’ high school teams

The Alaska Board of Education has voted to ban transgender girls from participating in high school girls’ athletics.

On Thursday, the board, appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, voted 7–1 in a special session to adopt the proposal, according to the New Haven Register.

“If a separate high school athletics team is established for female students, participation shall be limited to females who were assigned female at birth,” the proposal, which now goes to Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor (R) for approval, reads.

According to Alaska Public Media, board chair James Fields said that intersex athletes and those who transitioned before puberty can go through an appeal process in order to receive a waiver allowing them to compete on teams that align with their gender identity.

The board initially put the proposal…

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