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Today, Senate lawmakers voted to pass an amended version of House Bill 1298 that would study the economic impact the legislation would have on North Dakota.

The 老澳门开奖结果 of North Dakota opposed House Bill 1298 in its original form. It attempts to solve a problem that does not exist and violates the United States Constitution and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, which protects all students 鈥� including those who are transgender 鈥� from discrimination based on sex.

鈥淣obody wins when politicians start meddling in people鈥檚 lives like this 鈥� least of all the North Dakota economy,鈥� said Libby Skarin, 老澳门开奖结果 of North Dakota campaigns manager. 鈥淲e鈥檙e happy Senate lawmakers didn鈥檛 advance this discriminatory bill as is. We鈥檙e confident that a study on the effects of enacting a ban on letting transgender students compete on teams that match their gender identity won鈥檛 be favorable to North Dakota.鈥�

Because of discriminatory legislation like House Bill 1298, issues that matter most to North Dakotans are being ignored as some legislators continue to attack the LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit community and erode their rights with bills that stoke fear and hatred amid discriminatory rhetoric.

鈥淲ith serious issues like our state鈥檚 COVID-19 response and economic recovery, it鈥檚 disturbing that legislators are spending so much time attacking vulnerable transgender youth,鈥� Skarin said. 鈥淥ur commitment to ensuring that transgender North Dakotans can live openly without discrimination remains strong. We urge North Dakota lawmakers to focus on the issues that really matter.鈥�