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Utah asks to throw out case against transgender sports ban
The Associated Press ^ | July 15, 2022 | By SAM METZ

Posted on 07/15/2022 1:27:10 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah this week asked a state court to throw out a lawsuit challenging its ban on transgender kids who want to compete in youth sports, as the culture war flashpoint moves from statehouses to courtrooms throughout the country.

In the Utah case, three transgender girls and their parents claim the outright ban passed by the Republican-majority Legislature this year wrongly keeps their children from participating in the sports. Their attorneys argue it violates provisions of the state constitution that prohibit discrimination and guarantee equal rights and due process.

Utah’s attorneys in a motion Wednesday argued two of the girls lack standing to challenge the ban because it hasn’t harmed them and because their lawyers moved to exclude their mental health records from the case.

Though Utah now argues it should be dismissed, state lawmakers anticipating a lawsuit included provisions in the legislation to funnel state funds toward defending the ban and the school districts implicated in potential lawsuits.

As of March, the Utah High School Activities Association knew of only one transgender girl playing in K-12 sports who would be affected by the ban. The association, which organizes leagues for 85,000 students, has said there have been no publicly made allegations of any of the state’s four transgender youth athletes enjoying competitive advantages.

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1 posted on 07/15/2022 1:27:10 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What percentage of the population is Trans? Why are we kowtowing to them?


2 posted on 07/15/2022 1:40:19 PM PDT by oldasrocks
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bet they can play sports but we the gender they were born as.


3 posted on 07/15/2022 1:41:44 PM PDT by RedMonqey
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

No one is banned from playing. Just play on the team with the same equipment you have.


4 posted on 07/15/2022 1:56:09 PM PDT by Adder (Dumblecrats: Spending $$ we don't have on crap we don't need for people who pay no taxes.)
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To: oldasrocks

So they found three sets of parents who believe in this BS? WTH?


5 posted on 07/15/2022 1:57:35 PM PDT by iamgalt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If transgender girls (former males) get their way, there will be no girls (born girls and staying that way) sports in the future.

So, let the transgenders have their way, and let all girls and women’s sports die. Then, we’ll see how much democrats and women’s groups and education systems and organized sports really care about equality in sports.


6 posted on 07/15/2022 2:00:27 PM PDT by adorno
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To: iamgalt

The world is going insane.


7 posted on 07/15/2022 2:01:38 PM PDT by oldasrocks
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is not an equal rights issue.

It is delusional and it is cheating.

Any biological male competing in a women’s sporting event who can stand on top of a podium with a medal that belongs to the biological female on either side of him, smile and declare victory is sick in the head.

So are his parents.


8 posted on 07/15/2022 2:04:09 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: RedMonqey

They can’t compete against men as a man.

This is no different than a grown man dominating playground dodgeball with 1st graders and scrapbooking the blue ribbon.


9 posted on 07/15/2022 2:08:20 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Maybe sports should be done as it was in ancient Roman times. Athletes performed in the nude. That way, no question as to gender when athletes perform. Might be revolting to see the trans athletes if they had surgery...


10 posted on 07/15/2022 2:08:36 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; Lazmataz

Laz will determine guilt or innocence in this case.

Are you able to supply him with the necessary criteria?


11 posted on 07/15/2022 2:15:51 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

sorry wrong thread


12 posted on 07/15/2022 2:17:17 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The associated press is so lame...
“...Utah this week asked a state court...”
Who was it in Utah that asked?
The whole state of Utah?
The article does not say...


13 posted on 07/15/2022 2:21:31 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
their parents claim the outright ban passed by the Republican-majority Legislature this year wrongly keeps their children from participating in the sports.

No, it rightly keeps males from competing against females in sports.

14 posted on 07/15/2022 2:25:52 PM PDT by libertylover (Democrats are as determined to kill innocent people as the Nazis.)
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The Utah Attorney General's Office wants to dismiss a lawsuit against the Utah High School Activities Association and school districts filed by three transgender girls...source
15 posted on 07/15/2022 2:26:17 PM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground. - Mencken)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

If they want to play sports and make liberal women howl, make all sports gender neutral.

No more trophies or scholarships for the girls.


16 posted on 07/15/2022 2:27:21 PM PDT by RedMonqey
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To: adorno
If transgender girls (former males) get their way, there will be no girls (born girls and staying that way) sports in the future.

You're right. I submit that really bad things happen when governments pretend things to be true that aren't true. Examples:

-- witch hunts.

-- slavery.

-- holocaust.

-- abortion.

-- pretending that transgender is normal.

17 posted on 07/15/2022 2:30:14 PM PDT by libertylover (Democrats are as determined to kill innocent people as the Nazis.)
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To: oldasrocks

What Percentage of the Population is Transgender 2022:

Transgender is a term used to describe people whose gender or sense of personal identity does not match the sex they were born with. In other words, a transgender person may have been born as a male but identifies as a female or vice versa.

Transgender people are part of the LGBTQ+ community. According to the Williams Institute, 1.4 million adults identify as transgender in the United States. About 0.7% of adults 18-24 identify as transgender, and 0.5% of adults 65 and older identify as transgender.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/transgender-population-by-state


18 posted on 07/15/2022 2:32:32 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Anyone, who can make you believe in absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.!" ~ (Voltaire)!!)
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To: oldasrocks

>>What percentage of the population is Trans?

Per the article, about 4 in 85,000, 0.0047%.

>>The association, which organizes leagues for 85,000 students, has said there have been no publicly made allegations of any of the state’s four transgender youth athletes


19 posted on 07/15/2022 3:14:22 PM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; All
"Their attorneys argue it violates provisions of the state constitution that prohibit discrimination and guarantee equal rights [??? emphasis added] and due process."

Noting that I've never read the referenced state constitution, please consider the following.

Just as with the Supreme Court's clarification in Minor v. Happersett that the 14th Amendment's "equal rights" clause didn't create new rights, if state constitution doesn't expressly protect politically correct transgender rights then misguided transgender activists are barking up the wrong tree imo.

Corrections, insights welcome.

20 posted on 07/15/2022 3:21:10 PM PDT by Amendment10 ( )
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