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Why a group of physicians says excluding trans kids from sports poses a risk to their health

People gather to protest against HB1041, a bill to ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity, during a rally at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (Michael Conroy/AP)
People gather to protest against HB1041, a bill to ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity, during a rally at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (Michael Conroy/AP)

Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes talks with STAT’s Theresa Gaffney about how a group of physicians are calling out the health effects of excluding trans youth from sports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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