Utah Republicans Propose Panel To Evaluate Trans Kids’ Bodies

Republican lawmakers in Utah are pushing a bill that would establish a panel to analyze the bodies of individual trans youth and decide if and how they can participate in sports.

The “School Activity Eligibility Commission” would be made up of doctors, trainers, mental health professionals, and the like, all of whom would be appointed by the Republican-dominated legislature, as well as Gov. Spencer Cox (R).

These panelists would be responsible for comparing the physical characteristics of individual trans kids to the averages for their gender and age. READ MORE