Summary
Utah has introduced strict guidelines for transgender girls in high school sports, requiring testosterone levels below 66 ng/dl—far stricter than NCAA or Olympic standards—and proof of ongoing gender-affirming care, which was banned in the state in 2023.
Critics argue the rules effectively bar all transgender girls from participating, contradicting the law’s intent to only ban cases of safety or competitive advantage.
Advocates warn the policy harms trans youth by excluding them from the mental health and social benefits of sports.
Proof of care that is banned?
How long before you need a Doohicky license, and they just don’t issue Doohickey licenses because it’s not a real. Just submit form G8–217. OK, where do I get the form? That’s the neat part, you don’t!
Exactly. That’s what’s so callously ridiculous about it. That T level, 66 ng/dl, is quite achievable by trans women with the proper treatment. Puberty blockers or T-blockers and E? That’s quite doable. It would be a quite reasonable bar for most trans women to reach for.
Except, they then of course outlawed that treatment for minors.