As Sport New Zealand and New Zealand Rugby continue to address the “complex issue” of transgender inclusion in sport, in the United States Kansas lawmakers are moving to ban transgender athletes. The state Senate approved the bill on transgender athletes last month. They argue that transgender girls and women have innate physical advantages in girls’ and women’s sports that would ruin competition. The association overseeing extracurricular activities in Kansas K-12 schools says it has been notified of only five active transgender athletes, and there is no known case of a transgender athlete having won a Kansas championship. The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission has not received any complaints about transgender athletes on girls teams.

Source: Stuff April 08, 2021 21:06 UTC