Anti-trans bill 'killed' after powerful testimony from transgender teen athlete

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Anti-trans bill 'killed' after powerful testimony from transgender teen athlete

A transgender high school athlete has told a New Hampshire state legislature that she did not join women’s sports with the goal of “dominating competition” in powerful testimony. 16-year-old trans high jump state champion, Maelle Jacques, told politicians that sports had become a place that allowed her to “be seen as normal,” and that rescinding her right to compete would be devastating. “If banned from sports teams and locker rooms, joining mal…