Florida House Republicans have passed legislation that bans transgender girls from participating in girl’s sports, and allows anyone to dispute a student’s gender, which would legally result in an examination of “student’s reproductive anatomy.” HB 1475, the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” passed along party lines in a 70-44 vote, Law & Crime reports. “Athletic teams or sports designated for females, women, or girls may not be open to students of the male sex,” the legislation reads.
The intent is to ban transgender girls or women on the “basis of students’ biological sex.” The bill also says that if there is any “dispute” about a student athletes’ “biological sex,” it “shall be resolved by the student’s school or institution by