Fri Jan 28, 2022 – 11:32 am ESTFri Jan 28, 2022 – 11:32 am EST
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (LifeSiteNews) – In a victory for sports fairness and biological reality, Indiana House lawmakers voted yesterday to ban males who identify as “transgender” from competing in girls’ sports.
The Indiana House passed HB 1041 in a 66-30 vote Thursday, sending the bill to the Republican-controlled state Senate. Two Republicans, state Reps. Ed Cler of New Albany and Cindy Ziemke of Batesville, voted with all Democrats present against the bill. Republican Rep. Dale DeVon of Granger didn’t vote.
HB 1041 prohibits males, based on their sex and in accordance with genetics and reproductive biology, from participating on teams for women and girls.
The bill, authored by Greenwood Republican Rep. Michelle Davis, applies to all K-12 public schools and school districts, as well as any private school teams that compete against public school students. It doesn’t cover higher education.
A section in the bill would also require schools to create a grievance process allowing parents or students to report violations. Students denied athletic opportunity or otherwise injured due to violations of the bill could sue their schools for damages.
If enacted,
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