Lee Signs Bill to Penalize Schools That Allow Transgender Athletes to Play
Governor Bill Lee Has Signed Legislation That Will Penalize Public Schools That Allow Transgender Athletes To Participate In Girls’ Sports.
Governor Bill Lee Has Signed Legislation That Will Penalize Public Schools That Allow Transgender Athletes To Participate In Girls’ Sports.
The Tennessee Senate Passed A Pair Of Bills On Monday Night That Would Prevent Athletes Who Were Born As Males From Competing In Female Athletics.
The Tennessee Senate Voted 27-6 To Pass A Bill That Would Keep Transgender Athletes From Participating On Girls’ Teams.
Lee Stopped Short Of Voicing Support For Tennessee Bill To Prohibit Trans Students From Participating In Middle & High School Girls’ Athletics, But Said “Transgenders participating in women’s sports will destroy women’s sports. It will ruin the opportunity for girls to earn scholarships. It will put a glass ceiling back over women that hasn’t been there. I think it’s bad for women and for women’s sports.”
Four Female Athletes Are Locked In A Legal Battle Over Transgender Athletes That Could Set Major Precedent For The Same Fight Playing Out In Schools Around The Country.
Proposed Changes To The Already Existing Collection Development And Management Policy On Monday Evening By The Sumner County Library Board Aims To Keep Books Promoting The Transgender Ideology And Agenda Out Of The Hands Of Children.
As Tennessee Lawmakers Continue To Pass Crucial Legislation To Protect Female-Specific And Male-Specific Spaces In Tennessee Public Schools And In Tennessee Sports, A U.S. District Court Judge Has Dismissed Several Of The Claims Brought Forward In A Transgender Child And Parents’ Lawsuit Against The Tennessee Department Of Education And The Williamson County Board Of Education.
At A Congressional Hearing Tuesday, Critics Of The Growth Of Transgender Athletes In Women’s Sports Raised Questions Of Fairness, Safety, And Privacy For Female Athletes In College And Younger Who Have Been Forced To Compete Against Biological Males.
This Year Has Been The Battleground For The Debate On Whether Biological Males Who Identify As Females Should Be Allowed To Play Female Sports As Politicians And The Courts Have Grappled With The Issue.
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