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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday states can ban transgender girls and women from playing on girls sports teams in schools and universities. Twenty-seven states have enacted such bans. Minnesota is not one of them. As of now, transgender girls can play on girl’s teams in Minnesota schools. 

For more on the ruling’s impact, MPR News host Nina Moini talked with Jess Braverman, legal director of the advocacy group Gender Justice.

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The court ruled Tuesday states can ban transgender girls and women from playing on girls sports teams in schools and universities. Minnesota currently has no such ban, but an advocate says the decision sends a harmful message to transgender people. 

How the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes impacts Minnesota

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