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Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird Among Athletes to Sign Letter Opposing Trans Athlete Ban

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United States women's national team star Megan Rapinoe and WNBA legend Sue Bird were among the athletes to sign a letter voicing their opposition to H.R. 734, a federal bill that would ban transgender and intersex girls and women from participating in girls' and women's school sports.

Athlete Ally published the letter it sent to the House of Representatives:

"Right now, transgender and intersex human rights are under attack, with politicians in Washington D.C. pushing forward H.R. 734, the so-called 'Protection of Girls and Women in Sports Act', which would stipulate that Title IX compliance requires banning transgender and intersex girls and women from participating in sports.