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# Jazz Jennings speaks out against trans sports bans
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/jazz-jennings-speaks-out-against-trans-sports-bans/
- Published: 2021-04-03T14:15:21.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-03T07:33:52.000Z
- Description: Activist Jazz Jennings has spoken out in support of trans athletes.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Queer Corner, Sport, Television, Arkansas, Florida, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, LGBTQ, South Dakota, Trans athletes, Trans Rights, Transgender, US

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Trans activist and author **Jazz Jennings,** known for her reality TV series *I Am Jazz*, has spoken out against the rising number of bills in the **US** which aim to prevent trans athletes from participating in school sports. In an [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CNBYSalHX0F/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) post, Jennings explained that she was banned from playing on a girls football team when she was 8, which led to her feeling ‘excluded’.

Jennings also noted that the ban had *“no merit”* and *“negatively impacted”* her and her family. Over 25 states are currently considering bills which target trans youth, including Jennings’ home state of **Florida**. She urged her followers to *“take action and combat these bills before they pass”* by [contacting](https://linktr.ee/Sander%5F54?ref=scenemag.co.uk) politicians and making them aware of the effect the bills will have on young trans people.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/jazz-jennings-lgbt-600-400.jpg)

**Arkansas** is the latest state to have [officially barred](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/arkansas-officially-bans-trans-inclusion-in-school-sports/) trans athletes from participating in school sports, with governor **Asa Hutchinson** having signed the bill on **March 25**. **South Dakota** is following closely behind, with gov. **Kristi Noem** saying she [intends to issue](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/south-dakota-to-ban-trans-athletes-from-school-sports/) two executive orders to *“protect fairness”* in women’s sports. Despite the increased hostility towards young trans people, a [recent study](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/study-finds-no-evidence-for-banning-trans-inclusion-in-sports/) found there is no evidence which warrants these widespread bans on trans inclusion in sports, and argued trans women should be *“integrated”* into athletics.