Last week, Wyoming became the 19th state to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls or women’s sports teams. In North Dakota, similar bills to restrict transgender athletes have passed the House this session with veto-proof majorities. The bill is among hundreds nationwide that are taking aim at nearly every facet of transgender existence, from pronouns to bathroom use to health care to athletics. But Burgum has not said publicly if he supports this latest measure. In 2021, Burgum vetoed a bill that would have restricted transgender students from participating in public elementary and secondary school sports. It passed the Senate last month and now awaits the signature of Republican Gov. The House approved the bill 60-32 on Wednesday. Public schools and state agencies in North Dakota would be prohibited from referring to students and employees by any pronouns that don't reflect the sex assigned to them at birth, under a bill approved by the legislature.
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