Florida governor Ron DeSantis is about to sign a bill that until recently mandated “genital exams” for trans and cisgender student athletes. DeSantis confirmed to Fox News host Laura Ingraham he plans to sign legislation preventing transgender girls from playing on school sports teams in accordance with their gender identity. “Oh, yeah,” the first-term governor said when asked by a member of the crowd if he would approve the bill. Of the more than two dozen states to weigh proposals to limit participation of trans students in athletics this year, Florida’s legislation has been among the most controversial. An earlier version of the bill DeSantis plans to sign would have required student athletes to undergo exams to determine their “biological sex” in cases — including genetic testing — where their gender is disputed. The bill was thought to be dead after shelved by a Senate committee last week for lack of time. But it was resurrected late last week as an amendment to an entirely unrelated piece of legislation. Democrats critized the move as a late night back room deal but It passed anyway 79 to 37 in the State House and 23 to 16 in the Senate, both of which are controlled by Republicans.
Florida Is About to Sign One of the Nation’s Most Controversial Anti-Trans Sports Bans
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