Trans Sports Bans Are a Public Health Crisis

Legislative exclusion from athletics removes a proven suicide prevention intervention from children who need it most.

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Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
December 03, 2025

The debate over transgender youth in sports has been deliberately misframed as a question of competitive fairness. It's not. It's a public health emergency unfolding in real time, with measurable consequences for the mental and physical wellbeing of some of the most vulnerable young members of our communities.

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