HB 151 - The "Save Women's Sports Act"
On June 1, 2022, the first day of Pride month, the Ohio House passed the trans athlete sports ban by attaching it to an unrelated bill. This bill - HB 151 - will be passed on to the Ohio Senate, where it will be voted on.
If passed and signed into law by Ohio's Governor, it would "require transgender female athletes to join male or co-ed teams. If a student's biological sex is called into question, they must get a signed statement from a doctor verifying it. Schools that knowingly violate these rules could face lawsuits."
On June 1, 2022, the first day of Pride month, the Ohio House passed the trans athlete sports ban by attaching it to an unrelated bill. This bill - HB 151 - will be passed on to the Ohio Senate, where it will be voted on.
If passed and signed into law by Ohio's Governor, it would "require transgender female athletes to join male or co-ed teams. If a student's biological sex is called into question, they must get a signed statement from a doctor verifying it. Schools that knowingly violate these rules could face lawsuits."
What are the facts here?
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According to the Center for American Progress, the benefits socially, emotionally, and psychologically for LGBTQ+ youth participating in sports is lifesaving.
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"Ohio High School Athletics Association - which oversees about 400,000 student-athletes each year across the state -already has rules in place to accommodate transgender athletes competing at the high school level."
- The Buckeye Flame |
