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East High students chant ‘let them play’ as they walk out in protest of ban on transgender girls competing in sports

Students wanted to support their transgender classmates and challenge legislators to educate themselves on LGBTQ issues.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High school students organize a walkout on Friday, April 15, 2022, to protest HB11, which bans transgender girls from competing in female school sports. In the same spirit of the West High walkout last week, students took a stand to speak out against the bill which they found discriminatory and hurtful to transgender youth in the state.