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Do officials say any transgender athletes are playing Nevada collegiate sports?

Lizzie Ramirez, The Nevada Independent
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Lynda King, associate general counsel of the Nevada System of Higher Education, said in an April 24 meeting that she was aware of no transgender athletes in collegiate sports in Nevada. 

Spokesperson Tony Allen confirmed that King’s comment was accurate for UNLV. UNR spokesperson Aaron Juarez said such information could not be released for the university under federal privacy laws.

The question has arisen as the Trump administration has ramped up efforts to ban trans athletes in women’s sports and Republican Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony created a task force to protect women’s sports. 

According to the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, it’s unlikely transgender athletes make up more than 1.3 percent of the college athlete participation. Only 1.3 percent of young adults from 18-24 years old identify as transgender.

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