Kansas, US, has become the latest state to advance a bill against trans athletes participating in school sports, after it was approved by the senate education committee.
According to The News & Observer, the bill was passed after a brief debate, and will now go to the full senate, which has identified it as a priority, despite there only being five known young trans athletes in the state and no record of any trans school sports champions. Brittany Jones, advocacy director for the conservative Family Policy Alliance of Kansas, showed support for the bill, saying: “If we have five [trans athletes in the state], then that’s a threat to every girl’s opportunity, and there’s plenty of other opportunities for biological boys to compete.” LGBTQ+.