New California bill aims to bar high school transgender athletes from women's sports
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Story by Molly Gibbs (7 Jan 2025)
A new bill introduced Monday aims to prevent transgender students in California from participating in female sports, part of a broader wave of opposition as schools and classrooms across the state enact policies protecting transgender students and athletes.
The Protect Girls' Sports Act, introduced by Orange County Republican Assemblymember Kate Sanchez, would require organizations overseeing high school sports, including the California Interscholastic Federation, to only allow individuals who were assigned female at birth to participate in female sports.
Sanchez, a former high school athlete, said women's sports are increasingly becoming "unfair, disheartening and dangerous."
"Girls deserve their own space to fairly and safely compete in sports," Sanchez said. "Over the past few years, the inclusion of transgender identifying biological males has led to avoidable injuries and deserving girls being cut from their teams. This is unjust, and I'm committed to restoring integrity to girls' sports."
Her office could not immediately point to instances in California where such injuries occurred.
Quote from: Jessica_Rose on January 08, 2025, 06:59:58 AMHer office could not immediately point to instances in California where such injuries occurred.
This is always the case. They keep fighting the non-existent boogeyman.