Less than a month after President Joe Biden signed over a dozen executive orders on his first day in office, a new piece of state-level legislation in Utah has been passed that defies one of Biden’s orders surrounding equality for transgender athletes in sports. On Feb. 17, 2021, the Utah House passed Bill 302 by a vote of 50-23, seeking to ban transgender athletes from girls’ sports.
Jan. 20, 2021, didn’t just welcome new U.S. President Joe Biden, but also a new executive order calling for the end of single-sex sports. Officially titled the Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, the new legislation is divided into four sections focused on policies that prohibit sex discrimination when it comes to sports, employment, housing and more.
