Indiana Bill to Ban Transgender Athletes Among Many Measures Focused on Transgender People
In addition to the bill, which Newsweek previously reported would prevent those who were born male and now identify as female from participating on female school sports teams, the state legislature is considering several other bills that would limit the rights of transgender people, according to the AP.One bill, No.
1348, would prevent transgender people from using the public restroom that aligns with their identity, while another House bill would require the state health department to compile data on gender transition procedures.Another House bill, No.
1399, would ban the changing of the gender listed on an individual's birth certificate.A bill in the state Senate would clarify in state law that parents refusing to call a child by the pronouns they choose to identify themselves with does not amount to the level of child abuse or neglect.
