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North Dakota Becomes 20th State to Ban Trans Students in School Sports

HeadlineApr 14, 2023

North Dakota’s Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed a law Tuesday banning trans girls and women from participating in school sports. Similar laws now exist in 19 other states, though a new rule proposed by the Biden administration is seeking to outlaw such blanket bans, setting conservative states up for a clash with the federal government.

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