Transgender girls sue New Hampshire officials over sports ban
Two transgender teenage girls and their families sued New Hampshire education officials over a new law that will bar some trans students from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identities.
Two transgender teenage girls and their families sued New Hampshire education officials on Friday over a new law that will bar some trans students in the state from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identities.
The legislation, House Bill 1205, goes into effect Monday and will require students in grades 5-12 to compete on school sports teams that match the gender marked on their birth certificates.
Parker Tirrell, 15, and Iris Turmelle, 14, along with their families argue in their lawsuit that the new law violates Title IX federal civil rights rules, which prevent sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities.
A spokesperson for the New Hampshire Department of Education said in an email that the department does not comment on pending litigation and referred NBC News to the state attorney general’s office. Mike Garrity, a spokesperson for the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, said in an email that the office is “reviewing the complaint and will respond as appropriate.”
Tirrell, who is a rising sophomore at Plymouth Regional High School, said her school has already barred her from participating on the girls’ soccer team.
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