Assemblymember Kate Sanchez, a former high school athlete, said the Protect Girls’ Sports Act is an important bill to introduce now as women’s sports are increasingly becoming “unfair, disheartenin…
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.
Sanchez, a former high school athlete, said women’s sports are increasingly becoming “unfair, disheartening and dangerous.” While Sanchez’s office said the bill would not impact college athletics, her team acknowledged that additional state or federal legislation targeting transgender students’ participation in sports could come in the near future, especially as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to office later this month. Trump promised during his campaign toas early as his first day in office.
Sanchez’s measure also faces significant pushback in the state legislature. Democrats currently hold a supermajority and state leaders have been vocal about protecting transgender students’ rights.if their child uses a different pronoun or name than what’s on their school record – an attempt to stop what critics call “forced outing” policies.
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