Two new laws in Idaho target trans people: One bans changing the sex listed on birth certificates. The other — the first law of its kind in the country — bars trans girls and women from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
"If we're not able to attract that talent, ultimately, we don't get to the best innovation and that's what we're all striving for,"said Sharawn Connors, Micron's vice president for diversity, equality and inclusion."On top of that, it's the right thing to do. But it's good for business as well."
The transgender athlete ban law is the first of its kind in the country. State Rep. Barbara Ehardt, a former collegiate basketball coach, sponsored it. During the floor debate in the Idaho House, Ehardt defended the move as protecting access to sports for who she calls"biological" girls and women. "The court's decision is going to support arguments that the concept of sex discrimination should be understood broadly in all of the areas — including public accommodations — where it's prohibited," Seamon said.
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