Nebraska Lawmakers Ban Trans Sports Participation

May 30, 2025 Culture

Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill requiring transgender athletes to participate in sports based on their biological sex assigned at birth, reports the Lincoln Journal Star.

The “Stand with Women Act,” which passed 33-16 and now heads to the governor’s desk, defines male and female and requires the verification of sex to participate in sports.

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State Sen. Loren Lippincott, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, said L.B. 89 “is not about shutting doors. It’s about opening the right ones.”

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Nebraska joins 26 other states in prohibiting trans students from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity.

Solange Reyner is a writer and editor for Newsmax. She has more than 15 years in the journalism industry reporting and covering news, sports and politics.

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