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Board declines to back federal ban on transgender athletes after heated public testimony
Summary
Supervisor Jim Desmond proposed the county support HR 28 — federal legislation to restrict transgender participation in women’s sports — but the motion did not receive a second; two alternative motions including one to add equal‑pay advocacy failed to secure the votes. Public comment was deeply split.
Supervisor Jim Desmond asked the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to add the county’s voice to a federal effort restricting athletes by sex, but the request did not advance after extensive public comment and debate.
Desmond told the board that “males, however they identify, should not be competing in women's sports,” and said his motion to support HR 28 — federal legislation that would bar biological males from competing in women’s sports — was intended to protect fairness and safety for girls and women. He said some parents had expressed concern about locker‑room privacy and student safety.
Board members and dozens…
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