Tennessee Republican Bill Requires Student Athletes to Compete In Sports Based on Birth Gender

Tennessee Republican Bill Requires Student Athletes to Compete In Sports Based on Birth Gender
Children play with soccer balls at Northwestern Elementary School in Zachary, La. on Sept. 7, 2005. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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A new bill introduced by a Tennessee state legislator on Monday will require elementary and secondary school athletes to participate in sports based on their biological sex.

Republican state Rep. Bruce Griffey proposed HB 1572, which would essentially put an end to transgender athletes participating in any school-sanctioned athletic or sporting event.
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