TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida House has advanced a measure that would require some student-athletes to undergo testosterone or genetic testing and require examinations of their genitalia to determine their sex.
It’s part of a legislative bid to ban transgender women from playing on gender-specific sports teams in public schools and colleges.
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Proponents argue that only athletes born as girls should play on teams designated for biological females. But critics contend that the proposed law is unnecessary and would harm transgender children.
A companion bill awaits another committee hearing in Florida’s state Senate.
The Florida proposal mirrors an Idaho law mired in legal challenges.