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State representative urges action to restrict transgender participation in women’s sports
Summary
Representative Barb Glime told Behind the Headlines she and other lawmakers drafted policy after the Lia Thomas–Riley Gaines episode and pushed House Bill 972; she said safety, fairness and Title IX compliance justify legislative action and urged constituents to press House leadership.
Representative Barb Glime, a state lawmaker representing parts of Cumberland County, told radio host Charlie Greenwald that concerns about transgender athletes in female competitions prompted lawmakers to draft and advance policy she said would protect women’s sports.
Glime said she and other women coalesced around the issue after public debate involving trans swimmer Lia Thomas and Riley Gaines, and that they developed strategy and legislation that later became House Bill 972, which she said was considered by the Education Committee where she serves. “We have to do something about this. This cannot stand,” Glime said on the program, describing the work she…
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