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Florida Officials Threaten Lawsuit, Trans Teen Drops Irish Dance

7/11/2026

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Attorney General James Uthmeier, two Republican congressmen and Concerned Women for America threatened legal action, prompting a transgender teen to withdraw from the Irish Dance Championships.
Uthmeier warned the dance bodies, which declined comment, that their gender-identity divisions may violate Florida’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.
Equality Florida’s Quinn Diaz condemned the pressure on the youth and warned the state’s reputation could suffer.

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Attorney General James Uthmeier, two Republican congressmen and Concerned Women for America threatened legal action, prompting a transgender teen to withdraw from the Irish Dance Championships.
Uthmeier warned the dance bodies, which declined comment, that their gender-identity divisions may violate Florida’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.
Equality Florida’s Quinn Diaz condemned the pressure on the youth and warned the state’s reputation could suffer.