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Female athletes have sued the governing body of college sports for forcing them to compete against transgender athletes with "physical and athletic advantages." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sport banned many transgender women from competing in women's events last year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Similar bans have been passed by track and field and swimming governing bodies in the past year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A Republican supermajority is expected to override an expected veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, meaning North Carolina will soon join more than 20 other states that have approved similar bans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

President Joe Biden has said he would veto the legislation if it reaches his desk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Individual teams will still be able to keep trans athletes from playing, but the Education Department said that should only apply to the highest levels of competition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

No transgender athletes are currently competing internationally in athletics, World Athletics said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bans on transgender athletes' participation in sports have been challenged in several other states this year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Three sports and 19 states have bans on transgender athletes' ability to participate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The International Rugby League said it had a duty to balance inclusion with the "perceived risk to other participants." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

55 percent of Americans are opposed to allowing transgender women and girls to participate in high school sports, according to a new survey conducted by the Washington Post-University of Maryland. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Thomas, who won the 2021-22 NCAA national championship in the women's 500-yard freestyle, sparked a national debate about transgender women in sports as she dominated in the water. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

South Carolina banned transgender student athletes from sports that align with their gender identity in public schools and colleges Monday when Gov. Henry McMaster unceremoniously signed the bill tagged "Save Women's Sports Act" into law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The ACLU and Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit on behalf of a 14-year-old transgender student who said he wanted to try out for the boys' golf team, but was unable to after Tennessee Gov. Lee signed the bill into law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Quinn, a midfielder on the Canadian women's soccer team, won a gold medal Friday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There are more than three times the number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes at Tokyo than competed in Rio 2016 and, for the first time, openly transgender and nonbinary athletes qualified to take part. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Though Tokyo 2020 is the fifth Games openly trans athletes can participate in since Athens 2004, none have done so until now. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"In Florida, girls are going to play girls' sports and boys are going to play boys' sports." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As Paul argued it "bizarre," Biden's nominee Dr. Miguel Cardona said schools should protect transgender students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]