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(LifeSiteNews) — Kentucky, Arizona, and Oklahoma passed legislation Thursday to prohibit biological males from competing in girls’ sports, regardless of whether they claim to be “transgender.”
The three states join more than a dozen others that have approved similar legislation in recent years, including 11 Republican-led states that have enacted such bills.
In Oklahoma, the state Senate overwhelmingly passed the “Save Women’s Sports Act,” sending it to the desk of Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, The Daily Caller reported. The bill, which requires athletes in K-12 and college-level sports to compete based on biological sex, passed the state House earlier this week.
Parents must testify to their child’s sex with a signed affidavit at the start of each school year, according to the bill. Students over 18 years old would have to sign an affidavit themselves.
Students can sue schools for monetary damages if they lose athletic opportunities or suffer other injuries, including “psychological, emotional and physical harm,” due to violations of the bill.
NEW: The Oklahoma House and Senate have both PASSED the “Save Women’s Sports Act,” which would ban
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