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Legislation Would Allow Schools and Colleges to Request a Health Exam to Verify Student’s Sex
The Florida legislature has entered into the fray regarding whether transgender athletes can compete in sports at their public schools and colleges. As background, during the 2013-2014 school year, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) adopted a transgender inclusion participation policy, stating: “All eligible students should have the opportunity to participate in interscholastic athletics in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity and expression, irrespective of the gender listed on a student’s birth certificate and/or records.” The policy further outlines the procedures for transgender student athletes to follow in order to determine their eligibility for participation in a gender-segregated sport or team consistent with his or her gender identity and expression. Since then, only 11 athlet
Published April 16, 2021 at 4:25 PM EDT Listen • 49:16 A screen capture of the YouTube link to a video of Gov. Ron DeSantis s Mar. 18, 2021 roundtable discussion on COVID-19. YouTube said claims made in the video “contradicts the consensus of local and global health authorities.”
YouTube takes down a video of Gov. DeSantis and controversial health policy experts, saying it spread misinformation about kids and masks to stop COVID-19. The governor says it’s another example of what he calls Big Tech stifling free speech. Plus, lawmakers advance a ban on transgender student athletes.
On Mar. 19, Gov. Ron DeSantis held what he called a “Roundtable Discussion on Public Health.” He invited four doctors to participate as he asked them questions. The four have been supporters of the governor’s pandemic strategy of re-opening the economy in the spring and re-opening schools.
The Florida House is poised to pass a measure that would bar transgender females from participating in girls’ and women’s high-school and college sports, amid fierce opposition from Democrats and warnings about potential financial repercussions.
Florida House set to pass transgender athletic bill. Vote coming Wednesday.
Ryan Dailey
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida House is poised to pass a measure that would bar transgender females from participating in girls’ and women’s high-school and college sports, amid fierce opposition from Democrats and warnings about potential financial repercussions.
The House on Tuesday took up the so-called “Fairness In Women’s Sports Act” (HB 1475), positioning it for a vote on Wednesday. The proposal would make participation in athletics contingent on determining students’ “biological sex,” a disputed term that refers to the sex assigned at birth.
Bill sponsor Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid, said the measure is aimed at ensuring that women and girls do not become “sideline spectators in their own sports.” Central to her argument is an assertion that males have an advantage over females in playing sports.