New Hampshire Families Sue School Officials Who Punished Girls for Silent Protest Against Transgender Athletes

The girls were threatened with arrest for wearing wristbands with the letters ‘XX,’ referencing female chromosomes.

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The wristbands students and families wore to protest transgender athletes in female sports. Institute for Free Speech

A group of New Hampshire families are suing school officials, a law enforcement officer, and a soccer referee for allegedly violating the family members’ First Amendment rights when the officials forced them to remove wristbands with the letters “XX,” referring to female chromosomes.

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