Louisiana became the 18th state to bar transgender women and girls from playing on female school sports teams Monday after the state's Democratic governor chose not to veto or approve the bill.
to bar transgender women and girls from playing on female school sports teams Monday after the state's Democratic governor chose not to veto or approve the bill.
Edwards said the bill "was going to become law whether or not I signed it or vetoed it," citing the fact that it had more than two-thirds majority support in both chambers of the Legislature — which would allow for a legislative veto override., requires that schools "designate intercollegiate and interscholastic athletic teams according to the biological sex of the team members.
The bill gives students and others the ability to sue schools who allow trans girls and women to play on female sports teams, and prevents action taken against anyone who reports a school who violates the law. He reiterated that stance Monday and said there still "hasn't been a single instance in Louisiana of a trans girl participating in sports," but that he has allowed the bill to take effect because he anticipates that the Legislature would have overridden his veto, especially now that the bill's scope is more narrow and doesn't affect intramural sports."I think it’s unfortunate but it is where we are," Edwards said.
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