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Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Banning Trans Athletes From Female Collegiate Sports

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Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Banning Trans Athletes From Female Collegiate Sports
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State address in the House Chamber of the Capitol building in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 31, 2022. Mark Zaleski/AP Photo
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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5/7/2022|Updated: 5/7/2022

Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee signed legislation on May 6 that will ban transgender athletes from competing in female sports at the college level.

The HB 2316/SB 2153 bill prevents biological male students from taking part in any intercollegiate or intramural sports that are designated for females. The educational institution must determine the sex of a student as listed in his/her original birth certificate which was issued at or near the time of birth.
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Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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