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WKSU Girls play a soccer match in Northeast Ohio, part of which is regulated by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The OHSAA has policies that balance inclusion of transgender athletes with fair competition. Lawmakers have introduced bills in the Ohio House and Senate that would ban transgender athletes from competing in high school or collegiate sports. Backers of the Save Women’s Sports Act say the law is needed to prevent unfair advantages for trans athletes. But there are already...

Ohio becomes latest state to propose transgender sports ban By FARNOUSH AMIRIMay 7, 2021 GMT FILE—In this file photo from Jan. 13, 2021, troopers are visible on the Ohio Statehouse roof in Columbus, Ohio. Republican lawmakers in Ohio have introduced two bills that would ban transgender girls from participating in female sports teams in high school or college. The proposals would require schools and higher education institutions in the state to designate "separate single-sex teams and sports f...