White House warns states that their anti-transgender bills are illegal

Transgender flag with the prohibition sign
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The White House warned states that are considering anti-transgender bills this year that those bills are illegal under federal law.

“The president believes that trans rights are human rights and that no one should be discriminated on the basis of sex. Not only is this the law of the land, it’s his own deeply held view,” said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki during a press briefing.

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Psaki was asked about President Joe Biden’s views on the dozens of states that are considering anti-transgender laws. According to HRC’s latest count, 37 bills have been proposed in state legislatures that would ban transgender girls and women from playing school sports.

Mississippi’s anti-trans sports bill has already passed the state’s house and senate and is expected to be signed by the Republican governor soon.

Washington Blade reporter Chris Johnson asked Psaki about Biden’s views on that legislation, and she first specified that…

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