Florida has become the 7th state this year to ban young trans people from participating in school sports after governor Ron DeSantis signed SB1028 into law on June 1 – the first day of Pride month.
The so-called ‘Fairness in Women’s Sports Act’ defines gender as dependent on sex assigned at birth, with DeSantis telling the press: “I can tell you this, in Florida, girls are going to play girls’ sports and boys are going to play boys’ sports.”Gov.