Lesbian congresswoman says it’s ‘appalling’ to bar trans women from sports teams

Lesbian congresswoman Angie Craig, who is currently seeking re-election, had previously said it is “appalling” not to let trans women join female sports teams.

Craig, who became Minnesota’s first out LGBTQ+ member of congress when she entered the US House of Representatives in 2019, has previously blocked two efforts to ban trans women from female sports.

The Democrat, who represents Minnesota’s second district, condemned a 2020 bill introduced by former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, which aimed to deny funding for trans-inclusive schools, calling it “blatantly transphobic… bigoted… appalling [and] beyond the pale”.

In April 2023, after the bill was quashed, Republicans proposed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Again, Craig voted against the proposed legislation but it wasn’t enough to stop it from passing by 219 votes to

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