Legislature Approves "Fairness In Women's Sports Act" Day After Biological Male Sets Women's
Legislature Approves Fairness In Womens Sports Act Day After Biological Male Sets Womens Swimming Record
The day after a biological male set a new pool record at the Ivy League womens 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 Schulers Fairness in Womens 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 womens 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, shes ranked No. 1 in the NCAA, Schuler said.
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