The Biden administration is trying to find some nuance in a debate that doesn't have a lot of nuance. The proposed regulations pointed to USA gymnastics, USA volleyball as examples of national governing bodies that are making these distinctions. And so it's a very nuanced, heavy document trying to thread a very small, very specific needle in a politically charged conversation.
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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