PITTSBURGH (100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA) The Pennsylvania State Senate has passed a bill that will ban transgender students from participating in sports.
House Bill 972 was signed on Wednesday and will not allow transgender students from public schools and state-funded universities and colleges to participate in sports.
“Trans students participate in sports for the same reasons other young people do: to challenge themselves, improve fitness, and be part of a team,” said Naiymah Sanchez, trans rights organizer at the ACLU of Pennsylvania. “Inclusion of girls and women who are transgender in athletics supports the ongoing investment in all girls through access to sports and other athletic activities.”
The passage of this bill comes as Hempfield School District in Lancaster proposes a similar ban.
It is expected that Governor Tom Wolfe will veto this bill.