Republican lawmakers in Texas, US, have filed a bill which would prevent trans woman from playing on single-sex sports teams in public schools and colleges.
According to the Texas Tribune, House Bill 1458, otherwise known as ‘A separation of athletics teams based on biological sex’, was filed by state representative, Valoree Swanson, and states only students of the same biological sex can play on the same sports team.
The bill was introduced by Valoree Swanson.In a statement, Swanson said the bill was designed at ‘protecting women’: “This bill is a common sense measure that is sadly necessary in a world where male athletes are robbing women of both championship trophies and educational opportunities.” Florida recently introduced a similar.