Kansas’s state Senate voted on Wednesday in favor of a bill that bans biological males from competing in women’s sports. The Senate approved The “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” with a vote of 24–10, allowing it to advance to the Kansas House for a vote. The bill would require organized sports in schools and colleges to be “designated based on biological sex.” There are three designations listed—girls, boys, and coed—based on biology, not on self-identity. Those who testified in favor of the bill indicated the measure will ensure that there is fairness in women’s sports, since biological males have a physiological advantage. “What we heard in testimony is that there are parents and there are student-athletes that want to compete against folks that have that same physical makeup,” Sen. Molly Baumgardner, a Republican and chair of the education committee, said, according to KSNT. “Athletic teams or sports designated for females, …
Kansas State Senate Passes Bill to Ban Biological Males From Women’s Sports
March 18, 2021
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