Biden administration has proposed a new rule on transgender inclusion in schools. CNN's John Sutter and Katie Barnes explain how sports shape the gender debate. They say it is not simple to ban trans kids from participating at insignificant levels. Writers: How this plays out I think really remains to be seen; 23 states sued Obama last time.
President Biden hopes so. His administration is preparing to roll out new rules that would counter state and local bans aimed at keeping transgender youth out of sports. ESPN’s Katie Barnes explains.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Avishay Artsy and Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and Michael Raphael, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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