Thread by @cmclymer

Greg Abbott just signed a bill in Texas this evening that bans trans children and student-athletes from competing on sports teams that align with their authentic gender identity. Overruling medical experts and iconic women athletes like Megan Rapinoe and Billie Jean King.

Texas had already essentially banned trans kids from authentic participation in sports by requiring it align with the gender of their birth certificate. But UIL permitted legally amended birth certificates to fit this restriction. No more. This bill requires at-time-of-birth.

Here's a cruel irony: the number of trans student-athletes in Texas in K-12 sports could, at best, barely fill a standard classroom. At best. More than likely, we're talking like a dozen kids. Maybe. And yet, when asked where this is a problem, Abbott couldn't respond.

Because it's not a problem in Texas or anywhere else. The campaign against trans children in sports is built on an argument against a problem that doesn't exist. Reporters from the AP and other outlets looked into this. Trans kids in sports just aren't a problem.

So, you wanna know what we do to combat this?

Support the ACLU and other groups fighting this on the ground and in the courts.

Call your rep in Congress and ask why The Equality Act hasn't been passed yet.