FL House Passes Bill to Ban Transgender 'Females' (Biological Males) From Girls' Sports
On April 14, the Florida House of Representatives passed a bill prohibiting transgender "females" (biological males) from participating in real girls' sports in the state by a vote of 70-40. A similar bill is being considered in the Florida Senate.
The Florida Legislature is following in the footsteps of Idaho, Arkansas, and Mississippi, all of which have pro-female, same-sex sports legislation on the books. Another 30 states are reportedly considering similar legislation.
The purpose of Florida's HB 1475, the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act," is to "maintain opportunities for female athletes to demonstrate their skill, strength, and athletic abilities while also providing them with opportunities to obtain recognition and accolades, college scholarships, and the numerous other long-term benefits that result from success in athletic endeavors and to promote sex equality."
The bill, which applies to public schools and any school or club that competes athletically against public schools, requires sports teams to be designated "based on biological sex," either male, female, or coed.
"Athletic teams or sports designated for females, women, or girls may not be open to male students," the bill states. That means no transgender "females," who are biological males that "identify" as females.
If the school has any doubts about an athlete's true sex, it may request that the athlete provide a health examination and consent form, or a similar document from a health care provider, that verifies the athlete's "biological sex."
Any student/athlete who is "deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this section shall have a private cause of action against the school or public postsecondary institution for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law."
In other words, if biological women are forced to compete against transgender "females," i.e., biological males, or face discrimination as a result of the issue, they may sue the parties involved.
Furthermore, the bill states that "any school or public postsecondary institution that suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this section shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available."
“This particular bill is not about exclusion or discrimination. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Dana Trabulsy (R-Fort Pierce), who voted in favor of the bill, "this bill is about a biological and scientific difference between men and women."
In Arkansas, similar legislation is now law, and it states, "'[T]he evidence is unequivocal that starting in puberty, in every sport except sailing, shooting, and riding, there will always be significant numbers of boys and men who would beat the best girls and women,' wrote Duke University School of Law professor and All-American track athlete Doriane Coleman, tennis champion Martina Navratilova, and Olympic track gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross. Contrary claims are simply a denial of science."
Furthermore, "a recent study of female and male Olympic performances since 1983 by Valerie Thibault, et al., 'Women and Men in Sports Performance: The Gender Gap Has Not Evolved Since 1983,' Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, Vol. 9, No.2 (2010), discovered that while athletes of both sexes improved over the time span, the 'gender gap' between female and male performances remained stable, which argues that the gender gap is not evolving."
As previously reported by CNS News, Dr. Paul R. McHugh, former psychiatrist-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital and current Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry, believes that transgenderism is a "mental disorder" that requires treatment, that sex change is "biologically impossible," and that those who advocate for sexual reassignment surgery are collaborating with and promoting a mental disorder.
“People who have sex reassignment surgery do not transform from men to women or vice versa "Dr. McHugh stated. "Rather, they become feminized men or masculinized women. Claiming that this is a civil-rights issue and advocating for surgical intervention is actually collaborating with and promoting a mental disorder.”
"Biologically, gender change is impossible," he said.
If the Florida Senate passes its version of the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act," it will be reconciled with the House bill and sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk (R).
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