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Collected Item: “Missouri Dad Testifies Against Trans Youth Athlete Ban”

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Missouri Dad Testifies Against Trans Youth Athlete Ban

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Youtube video

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“As a parent the one thing we cannot do…is silence our child’s spirit.”

Brandon Boulware, father of a transgender daughter, urged Missouri lawmakers to stop discriminating against trans youth while testifying in a hearing about trans youth athlete ban HJR 53.

Parents, coaches, doctors, and student athletes are all coming together to say that trans people belong everywhere. Trans girls are girls, and they shouldn’t be barred from participating in sports.

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LGBTQ, transgender, sports, father, parent, discrimination, ban, testify, politics, Social Justice, ASU, HST580

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h60YLGDJ6n0

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ACLU

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2021-03-15
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