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After Trans Runner Lawsuit, Ohio Legislators Step In To ‘Save Women’s Sports’ From Biological Males

John Bickley
After Trans Runner Lawsuit, Ohio Legislators Step In To ‘Save Women’s Sports’ From Biological Males
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Shortly after a high-profile lawsuit was filed in Connecticut against a recent state policy allowing biological males to participate in girls’ sports, legislators in Ohio are taking action to “Save Women’s Sports” from transgender athletes.

In a press release in late-February, the Ohio House of Representatives announced a new bill, the “Save Women’s Sports Act,” proposed by Republican state representatives Jena Powell and Reggie Stoltzfus that “seeks to promote fairness to all and preserve the integrity of school sports” by keeping biological males out of female athletic events.

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