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Talarico opposes trans athletes in girls' sports 'if it endangers safety or fairness'
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Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in a Wednesday interview expressed his qualified opposition to transgender athletes playing in in girls' sports, saying such athletes should not be allowed to play if it is not fair or safe.
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Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in a Wednesday interview expressed his qualified opposition to transgender athletes playing in in girls' sports, saying such athletes should not be allowed to play if it is not fair or safe.
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is qualifying his support for transgender athletes. The Democrat appeared on Fox News on Wednesday, saying he “would oppose trans athletes playing in girls sports if it endangers safety or fairness.” “Every sport has to be safe and fair,” Talarico said.
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Wednesday backtracked on his support for transgender athletes playing in women’s sports, as his campaign fights to coalesce support in the red state ahead of the general election this fall.
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico expressed an openness to banning sex-change procedures for minors and restricting trans-identifying male athletes from competing in women’s sports in some cases, while walking back his previous comments that there are more than two sexes.
As Democrats seek to gain control of the U.S. Senate and make gains in gubernatorial races in states that favored President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, several Democratic candidates running for office have shifted their positions on some issues, including insisting they now oppos…
