Montana has passed an anti-transgender bill banning transgender girls and women from participating in sports. House bill 122 states young girls and women are unable to participate in elementary, secondary, or post-secondary sport in teams that are not consistent with their gender identity.
Amendments on the bill state it requires “public school athletic teams to be designated based on biological sex.” The Human Rights Campaign believes there are 252 anti-LGBTQ bills under consideration across the country.
Just under half of these legislative bills target trans people, with a large portion discriminating against trans girls and women.