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TexasTowelie

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Sat Feb 19, 2022, 05:29 PM Feb 2022

Legislature Approves "Fairness In Women's Sports Act" Day After Biological Male Sets Women's

Legislature Approves “Fairness In Women’s Sports Act” Day After Biological Male Sets Women’s Swimming Record


The day after a biological male set a new pool record at the Ivy League women’s swimming championship, a bill that would ban transgendered women from competing against biological women in athletic events in Wyoming cleared a Senate hurdle.

Sen. Wendy Schuler’s “Fairness in Women’s Act” legislation on Friday was approved for introduction by a vote of 25-4, sending it on the Senate Education Committee for review.

In her floor remarks in support of the bill, Schuler, R-Evanston, referenced the accomplishments of Lia Thomas, a transgendered swimmer from Penn State who had competed for three years as a man before competing in women’s events as a transgendered swimmer in her fourth year.

“As a male, Lia Thomas was ranked 462nd in the NCAA. But as a transgender athlete, she’s ranked No. 1 in the NCAA,” Schuler said.

Read more: https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/02/18/legislature-approves-fairness-in-womens-sports-act-day-after-biological-male-sets-womens-swimming-record/
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Legislature Approves "Fairness In Women's Sports Act" Day After Biological Male Sets Women's (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2022 OP
She swims for UPenn, not Penn State, but they'll get that fixed. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #1
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