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An Ohio state Senator introduced legislation Tuesday that would prevent transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports at state K-12 schools and universities., sponsored by Sen. Kristina Roegner, R-Hudson, would require schools to separate student athletics by sex, not gender. The legislation would apply to public schools as well as public and private colleges and universities.If a participant’s sex is “disputed,” as the bill states, the student athlete must present a signed physician’s statement indicating his or her sex based on:The bill also contains a provision to protect athletes from “retaliation or other adverse action” after reporting a violation. It would grant them a cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and more.The&nbsp;&nbsp;currently requires transgender girls to complete at least one year of hormone treatment before participating in a girl’s sport, or seek special permission from the executive director’s office after demonstrating she doesn’t possess any physical or physiological advantages over “genetic females.”GOP Reps. Jena Powell and Reggie Stoltzfus introduced&nbsp;&nbsp;in the House last month, as they did in the previous legislative session last year. Powell&nbsp;&nbsp;the bill last year as a “fairness issue for women.” It never made it out of committee.Equality Ohio, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, said after a December hearing on the bill the sponsors are less interested in standing up for women’s sports as&nbsp;.With its introduction, Ohio lawmakers wade into the latest frontier of a culture war egged on by top Republicans.At the Conservative Political Action Conference last month, former President Donald Trump, in one of his first public appearances since losing office,&nbsp;&nbsp;as one of transgender women shattering records in women’s sports. A&nbsp;&nbsp;the issue will be a helpful asset for Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections.According to the ACLU, 24 states — including&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;, and others — have introduced similar legislation as of February.&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;have already signed their bans into law. South Dakota lawmakers passed such a ban already, which GOP Gov. Kristi Noem&nbsp;.Sports Illustrated&nbsp;&nbsp;that nearly 550 college athletes signed a letter to the NCAA demanding the organization withdraw its championships and other events from states that pass or are considering passing the transgender bans.This story was republished from the under a Creative Commons license.

An Ohio state Senator introduced legislation Tuesday that would prevent transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports at state K-12 schools and universities., sponsored by Sen. Kristina Roegner, R-Hudson, would require schools to separate student athletics by sex, not gender. The legislation would apply to public schools as well as public and private colleges and universities.If a participant’s sex is “disputed,” as the bill states, the student athlete must present a signed physician’s statement indicating his or her sex based on:The bill also contains a provision to...

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