Season 5 Episode 6
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Transgender Rights and Resources
Transgender issues in sports and health care has been a growing topic. How will continued anti-trans legislation affect Utah communities and the rights we hold? Learn from our panel of experts as we discuss this complicated matter.
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Utah Legislature Rejects Title IX Expansion
The Biden administration announced plans to expand Title IX protections to include gender identity starting in August 2024. This would require Utah schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity, conflicting with current state law. Lawmakers are now invoking a new law they believe allows Utah to exempt itself from this new federal mandate.
Resources
Human Diversity Lab - Princeton University
LGBTQ+-Affirmative Therapist Guild of Utah
LUV Without Limits Conference - Empowering Affirmative LGBTQ+ Parenting
National Center for Transgender Equality
Rock Camp SLC - Music education for girls, transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive youth
SafeUT Crisis Chat and Tip Line
University of Utah Health - Transgender Support Services & Resources
Utah Legislature - S.B. 16 - Transgender Medical Treatments and Procedures Amendments
Utah Legislature - S.B. 93 - Birth Certificate Modifications
Utah State Courts - Petition for Name or Sex Change (Gender Marker Change)
World Professional Association for Transgender Health