Lawmakers in Mississippi, US have officially banned trans athletes from participating in school sports, with Arkansas following closely behind.
According to the BBC, state governor Tate Reeves recently signed the so-called ‘Mississippi Fairness Act’, making it the first anti-trans bill to have been successfully passed in 2021.
The new law requires schools to “designate its athletic teams or sports according to biological sex”.Tate ReevesThe bill passed through both chambers of the state legislature by overwhelming majorities, and gov.
Reeves has shown strong support for the regulations, having previously criticised president Joe Biden’s executive order which called for trans inclusion in school sports.