Ohio Senate to Weigh Second Chance for State’s Proposed Transgender Sports Ban Bill

The Ohio House of Representatives passed a proposed transgender sports ban bill that would prohibit men and women from playing on sports teams other than their biological gender. The bill next will be reviewed by the state's Senate in the fall at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. Photo courtesy of Ohio.Gov

At first, a proposed bill that would’ve banned transgenders from playing on sports teams other than their biological gender in Ohio didn’t succeed.

Republican state Rep. Jena Powell is trying to get the measure enacted into law a second time.