The Kansas Senate has passed a Bill that bans transgender girls and women from competing in female sports, leaving it to the House for a final vote. It applies to K – 12, college and club teams in the Sunflower State. Supporters of the Bill have claimed biological males have a physical advantage over biological females, which could give them an unfair edge. However, others say the Bill aims to discriminate against transgender student.
The Kansas State High School Athletics Association already has rules for transgender students who wish to play high school sports. It delegates responsibility to individual schools to make the decision, which would place that student on a biological male or biological female team for the remainder of their public school career.
The amended and revised Bill will now head to the Kansas House for a final vote. If passed, it would head to Governor Laura Kelly for a signature. However, Kelly vetoed a Bill last session with similar stipulations and State Senators fell a vote short in their attempt to override.
