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Kansas is one of the latest statement to ban transgender athletes from participating in sports activities.

Opinion: Kansas Passes a Bill to Ban the Eligibility of Transgender Athletes

Mia Musson, Staff Writer
April 21, 2023

 Kansas will ban the eligibility of transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college starting July 1.   The bill is discriminatory and unnecessary, as research has shown that the physical differences between cisgender and transgender...

With colorful sharpies, students, staff and others passing by signed their names in support of transgender individuals on campus.

UMKC Students Raise Their Voice Against Missouri ‘Anti-Trans’ Legislation

Claire Powell, Staff Writer
April 19, 2023
Students and staff bring awareness to Missouri’s first-of-its-kind rulings against transgender children and adults
The argument for whether transgender women should be allowed to play in women's sports has gone on for far too long. (Sports Illustrated)

Transgender women belong in sports

Cristian Martinez
April 13, 2021

Recently, the sports world has been going through immense changes in reconciling with its history of discrimination. Coaches who are women are becoming common in sports that are male dominated. More men and women have come out and are proud of how they identify. Hell, people...

Recent bills regarding transgender athletes in Kansas and Missouri have drawn ire from activists. (Photo by Flavia Jacquier from Pexels)

Kansas and Missouri aim to pass laws banning transgender athletes from womens’ sports

Allison Harris
April 5, 2021

Kansas and Missouri’s state lawmaking bodies are both seeking to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ school sports. The proposed ban and similar laws are currently sweeping the nation’s state and local legislatures. The Human Rights Campaign is tracking the...

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