Mon Mar 13, 2023 – 2:26 pm EDTMon Mar 13, 2023 – 5:22 pm EDT
TOPEKA (LifeSiteNews) — The Kansas legislature has passed a ban on gender-confused individuals participating in sex-specific athletic programs that conflict with their actual sex, this time with enough support to overcome a veto by Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly.
HB 2238, the “Fairness in Women’s Sports” bill, requires interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, and club athletic teams to be designated according to biological sex and prohibits biological males from participating in teams intended for women and girls. Provisions of the bill would also apply to K-12 public schools and any post-secondary institutions.
The state House voted 82-40 to pass the bill last month, and the state Senate approved it 28-11 last Thursday, Reuters reports.
“This is about fairness in athletic competition,” said Republican state Sen. Renee Erickson, according to the Kansas Reflector. “I’ve heard a lot of, quite frankly, inflammatory accusations and name-calling. We say we don’t like bullying. Name-calling is a hallmark of bullying. Truth sounds like hate to those who hate the truth.”
“If a boy is allowed to take a spot away from any girl, and she doesn’t get that chance
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