Tue Mar 22, 2022 – 7:42 pm EDTTue Mar 22, 2022 – 9:56 pm EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (LifeSiteNews) – Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb rejected a bill on Monday that would ban biological males who say they’re “transgender” from competing in girls’ sports, but lawmakers are poised to enact it anyway.
The Indiana General Assembly had overwhelmingly passed the bill, HEA 1041, which prohibits males, based on their genetics and anatomy, from competing in girls’ K-12 public and private school athletics.
Under the bill, parents or students can sue schools for damages over lost athletic opportunities or other harm due to violations and would be protected from retaliatory action. The legislation doesn’t apply to biological girls who attempt to join male athletics.
Gov. Holcomb had indicated last month that he would support HEA 1041, saying that he agrees “boys should be playing boys sports and girls should be playing girls sports,” though he declined to take a public stance on the bill.
In a veto letter Monday, however, Holcomb said that he doesn’t believe that the issue of gender-confused males in girls’ sports “requires further state government intervention.”
He pointed to lawsuits filed or threatened – often
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