LINCOLN- LB575, proposed by State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha would supersede a Gender Participation Policy adopted by the Nebraska School Activities Association for sponsored athletics. The bill would categorize all school bathrooms and sports teams as biologically male or female.

In the bills hearing this week, Kauth said it's a “fair” and “common sense” measure that would “uphold Title IX” and allow schools to determine a policy to track students’ sex for bathrooms and sports teams. “Natural changes that come with puberty can be awkward and embarrassing. Allowing biological males or females into each other’s private spaces will cause extreme discomfort and distress for many students," claimed Kauth.

Many flooded to the capitol to both support and oppose the bill. The opposition was the larger of the groups with doctors, psychologists, coaches, athletes, transgender individuals, parents, and many more speaking about why the bill is unneeded. Dr. Rose Essecks of the Nebraska Psychological Association said, "We are in the middle of a youth mental health crisis, and transgender children and teens are already at higher risks than cisgender youth at developing significant mental health problems as a result of the discrimination and victimization they experience on a daily basis."

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