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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 25, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Ohio is the latest state moving to protect sex-based standards against transgender ideology after Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives passed new sports regulations on Thursday.
House lawmakers yesterday approved Senate Bill 187, which allows college athletes to profit from their “name, image, and likeness” (NIL). Just beforehand, however, Republicans amended the bill to add a section banning biological males from competing against females in high school and college sports, according to local news reports.
Rep. Jena Powell, R-Arcanum, introduced the amendment Thursday night, sending the Ohio House into chaos as Democrats banged on their desks and tried to disrupt proceedings.
On Ohio House floor: Rep. Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) proposes amendment to ban transgender women from participating in women sports, as Democrats try to make a point of order eventually yelling and pounding on desks pic.twitter.com/Nct43Cn4yO
— Andy Chow (@andy_chow) June 24, 2021
Powell, along with Rep. Reggie Stoltzfus, R-Paris Township, had sponsored a bill titled “Save Women’s Sports Act,” though it had stalled in committee for months. Unlike the
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