A ban on transgender student-athletes playing on girls and women's sports teams in Ohio cleared a House education panel along partisan lines Wednesday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A ban on transgender student-athletes playing on girls and women's sports teams in Ohio cleared a House education panel along partisan lines Wednesday, the latest attempt at such a measure first introduced by Republican lawmakers in 2021.
At least 20 other states have imposed similar bans at the K-12 or collegiate level. The Ohio bill nearly made it through both the House and Senate last fall, but died after being tacked onto an education overhaul bill that had mixed reviews among GOP legislators. Opponents — including teachers, physicians, faith leaders and transgender athletes themselves — say the bill is cruel to children who just want to play sports and build friendships with teammates that align with their gender identity.
No complaints against transgender athlete participation in sports have been brought to OHSAA since it first implemented its transgender athlete policies in 2018, according to OHSAA spokesperson Tim Stried.
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