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The Hancock County Fair Board continues to finalize plans for the 2022 Hancock County Fair, which is set for Aug. 3-6. The Hancock Clarion -

People running on an athletics track. (Pexels/Snapwire) Tennessee senators voted to effectively ban trans youth from participating in middle and high school sports corresponding to their gender Monday night (1 March). The Tennessee Senate voted 27-6 to approve SB228/HB3, filed by Republican senator Joey Hensley and representative Scott Cepick in January, which would ban trans athletes from competing as the correct gender. The ban would apply to all trans kids, including those with access to gender-affirming healthcare, such as hormone therapy. According to  The Tennessean, the bill will n...

"There is no evidence of transgender girls dominating girls’ sports, nor denying opportunities to their teammates," said Eliza Byard, executive director of GLSEN. "In reality, transgender students still face discrimination, harassment and barriers to opportunities that their cisgender peers access, such as athletic scholarships." Among more than 800 member schools of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association — the largest organization of its kind in the state — none has filed a complaint over transgender athletes' participation in sports, said the association's general counsel...