Commentary: Health professionals urge Utah Legislature to allow trans girls to participate in sports

Proposed legislation would only harm people who are already at a disadvantage and prone to suicide.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan, during a hearing on HB302, a controversial bill on transgender athletics, by the Senate Health and Human Services Standing Committee at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.

Commentary: Health professionals urge Utah Legislature to allow trans girls to participate in sports

Proposed legislation would only harm people who are already at a disadvantage and prone to suicide.

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