In this episode of T Time, we get back to our roots of education and clarity by diving into a topic that is high on our radar (and should be high on yours, too): the transgender sports ban. A particularly controversial, yet greatly referenced topic these days, legislation around the transgender sports ban has been circulating the U.S. and its social media platforms, and it is a very important topic to work towards understanding. This episode is all about presenting an introduction to where this ban came from, highlighting what is going on with it today, proposing counterarguments to those who claim its creation is based in "science," and all-in-all, educating listeners on why we believe the ban is disgusting, absurd, and detrimental to every single one of us. Lastly, we touch on a couple of action steps that we can all take to help prevent these notions from becoming laws!

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Supreme Court Decision Information: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/corporate-counsel/articles/2020/landmark-supreme-court-lgbtq-ruling-also-presages-some-limits-on-protections/
• Idaho Ban: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/04/886316168/new-idaho-laws-target-transgender-residents
• States Impacted by Ban Today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/16/five-states-ban-transgender-girls-girls-school-sports-segregating-sports-by-sex-hurts-all-girls
• Save Women's Sports Act (Ohio) Verbiage: https://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/jena-powell/news/representative-powell-proposes-the-save-womens-sports-act-101957
• NCAA on The Ban: https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-board-governors-statement-transgender-participation
• Isadora Rangel, Miami Herald Article: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article251189124.html
• Wave Of Bills To Block Trans Athletes Has No Basis In Science: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/18/978716732/wave-of-new-bills-say-trans-athletes-have-an-unfair-edge-what-does-the-science-s
• Dominic Detwiler, Former Classmate & Equality Ohio Writer on Save Women's Sports Act: https://equalityohio.org/so-called-save-womens-sports-act-flies-in-the-face-of-ncaa-guidelines-on-transgender-athletes/
• Ohio Senator/Representative Lookup Links: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative and https://www.ohiosenate.gov/senators