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In 2021, the Texas Legislature targeted transgender youth by considering over 75 bills comparted to 19 the previous session (which is still too many). House Bill 25 and Senate Bill 3 were designed to prohibit transgender and gender nonconforming students from participating in school sports teams. Such measures create unsafe school climates, harm students’ academic achievement, and arguably violate federal protections against gender-based discrimination.

This video gallery showcases students who testified against HB 25. The Texas House website has the full video with all testimony presented.

Also see testimony presentations by IDRA:

• HB 25 Harms Transgender Students by Prohibiting their Participation in Team Sports Aligned with their Gender Identity, IDRA Testimony against House Bill 25, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas House Select Committee on Constitutional Rights & Remedies, October 6, 2021
• SB 3 Harms Transgender Students by Prohibiting their Participation in Team Sports Aligned with their Gender Identity– IDRA Testimony against Senate Bill 3, submitted by Ana Ramón, to the Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee, September 21, 2021
• HB 4042 Harms Transgender Students by Prohibiting Their Participation in Team Sports Aligned with their Gender Identity– IDRA Testimony against House Bill 4042, Presented by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas House Public Education Committee, April 20, 2021
• SB 29 Harms Transgender Students by Prohibiting Their Participation in Team Sports Aligned with their Gender Identity, IDRA Testimony against Senate Bill 29, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Senate State Affairs Committee, March 26, 2021