Judge puts Utah ban on transgender kids in sports on hold
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Under terms of the law, the panel will be allowed to ask for and assess the child's height and weight in making decisions, about whether a transgender girl would have an unfair advantage.
The transgender girls and the parents filed the lawsuit last May, contending it violates the Utah Constitution’s guarantees of equal rights and due process. “My goodness, we’re living in this world where we’ve become sore losers, and we’re looking for any reason why our kid lost,” he said. He said he supports fairness in sports but that “making up allegations like that are pretty disturbing to me.”
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