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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a ban on transgender girls from competing in girls’ and women’s sports on the first day of Pride Month, which celebrates the LGBTQ community.
Democrats blast transgender athlete ban
Reactions are pouring in from Democrats across the state after Gov.
Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that would bar transgender women and girls from competing on a high school or collegiate women’s sports team.
The bill (
SB 1028) was among the most contentious proposals of the 2021 Legislative Session and garnered stiff opposition from Democratic lawmakers and civil rights activists alike.
Despite the outcry and even a warning from the
NCAA, DeSantis signed the bill Tuesday the first day of Pride Month alongside Republican lawmakers and students of Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville.
Among those swift to react: Agriculture Commissioner