House votes to ban transgender students from girls' sports

January 14, 2025 at 10:00 p.m.

A transgender sprinter wears a trans flag in her hair at the 2024 NCAA Division III outdoor track and field championships at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. MUST CREDIT: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post
A transgender sprinter wears a trans flag in her hair at the 2024 NCAA Division III outdoor track and field championships at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. MUST CREDIT: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post

The House on Tuesday passed legislation banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports in elementary school through college, elevating a top GOP campaign issue to one of the first priorities in the new Congress.

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