At 10 p.m. on the last day Ohio lawmakers plan to work this year, Senate Republicans combined two major pieces of legislation: Overhaul theand ban transgender girls from playing on female sports teams in middle and high school.
Ember Zelch, 17, would still get to catch for her softball team next spring, but other transgender girls wouldn't have the same opportunity. But HB 151 would change those rules by creating a blanket prohibition on transgender girls joining female sports teams in high school. The provision that applied to colleges and universities was removed.
"There are two things I really get from playing softball and the biggest one is a community; a place to get to know people and really just relax after school," she said."I don't think about life for a little bit." "This is the kind of bill that changes and will change for decades to come basic education policy in Ohio...," Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima, said earlier this month."I think the time has come."The legislation was originally a stand-alone bill known as Senate Bill 178, but it ran into trouble in the House. With time running out, Senate Republicans decided to put it into HB 151.
Good grief! That is NOT right!!
I can't believe this even a problem. Gee whiz. Boys are boys girls are girls
The vibe check in this thread is not it. Lots of transphobic people. How sad.
What’s wrong with a 6’6” 260 pound, testosterone loaded trans girl play on girls teams?
Great job!!
Bigots. Dissolve ALL girls sports & force them to play with boys. Injuries will go up, they will never get scholarships again but it's a win over the bigots...right? Forget protecting girls, ideology over all! Boys are stronger, faster. Check out MMA Fallon Fox, broke woman skull
We ALL better turn to GOD because this world is full of evil! Transgender girls should NOT be aloud to compete on girls sports they have an advantage over “God given born girls”! If you want to be transgender that’s between you and your “maker” but don’t TAKE AWAY from others
Turning OH-IO into Floribama. Taking human rights away, one step at a time. Go Bucks.😏
I’m not saying this is a good thing or a bad thing but if they are going to not let trans girls play girls sports then trans boys don’t need to play boys sports. Needs to be equal across the board. Don’t single out the trans girls.
Keep girls' sports for the girls
Good grief 🤦🏻♀️
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