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In Nebraska, a bill that would ban transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding with their gender identity has advanced in the legislature. However, Sen. Merv Riepe agreed to support the bill only if language banning bathroom and locker room use is removed, leaving only the ban on sports participation. This compromise was reached after the bill failed to advance last year when Riepe and other lawmakers blocked it. The bill, known as the “Stand With Women” act, aims to protect women’s safety in intimate spaces and women’s sports from allegedly stronger transgender competitors.
Supporters argue that transgender women competing in women’s sports is unfair, while opponents view the bill as discriminatory and targeting a vulnerable population. Senator Wendy DeBoer expressed that she does not need protection from transgender women, but rather from cisgender men. The sponsor of the bill, Sen. Kathleen Kauth, maintained that a trans woman is a man, leading to heated debates and protests both in support and against the bill.
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