Florida transgender athlete ban heads to full House for vote
Republican-controlled education panel overrode fiery objections Tuesday
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Bill seeks to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A proposal to ban transgender females from taking part in girls’ or women’s high-school and college sports is teed up for consideration by the full House after a Republican-controlled education panel overrode fiery objections Tuesday.
The House Education & Employment Committee voted 15-6 to approve the proposal (HB 1475) sponsored by Rep. Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid, with Rep. James Bush, D-Miami, the only Democrat supporting the bill.
The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act passed the Education and Employment Committee today and is headed to the House floor. I’m proud to run this important legislation on behalf of all women and girls who deserve to compete on a level playing field. pic.twitter.com/hFUwgmV7zE Kaylee Tuck (@KayleeT
Transgender athlete ban heads to full Florida House
By Ryan Dailey
FOX 13 s Jordan Bowen reports.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A proposal to ban transgender females from taking part in girls’ or women’s high-school and college sports is teed up for consideration by the full Florida House of Representatives, after a Republican-controlled education panel overrode fiery objections Tuesday.
The House Education & Employment Committee voted 15-6 to approve the proposal (HB 1475) sponsored by Rep. Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid, with Rep. James Bush, D-Miami, the only Democrat supporting the bill.
Dubbed the Fairness In Women’s Sports Act, the proposal would make participation in athletics contingent on determining a student’s biological sex, a disputed term that refers to the sex assigned at birth.
TALLAHASSEE - A proposal to ban transgender females from taking part in girls’ or women’s high-school and college sports is teed up for consideration by the full House, after a Republican-controlled education panel overrode fiery objections Tuesday.
The House Education & Employment Committee voted 15-6 to approve the proposal (HB 1475) sponsored by Rep. Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid, with Rep. James Bush, D-Miami, the only Democrat supporting the bill.
Dubbed the “Fairness In Women’s Sports Act,” the proposal would make participation in athletics contingent on determining a student’s “biological sex,” a disputed term that refers to the sex assigned at birth.
Tuck said “inherent, biological differences between men and women” give males an edge in sporting events.
“American sprinter Allyson Felix is the fastest woman in the world. She has more gold medals than Usain Bolt,” Tuck said, referring to a famed male sprinter. “But yet, her personal best in the 400 meters can be beaten by hundreds of high school boys.”
Critic: Why is this policy not . sufficient?
Rep. Kristen Arrington, D-Kissimmee, questioned whether the bill is needed, as governing organizations of high school and college sports already have rules addressing the issue.
“The Florida High School Athletic Association and the NCAA, they already have existing policies in place for almost a decade for transgender girls to compete fairly with other girls,” Arrington said. “Why is this policy not already sufficient?”
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