Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban transgender athletes in girls' sports, but bill faces uphill battle

'It's devastating': Trans cricketers feel betrayed by the game they love

For Amelia Short, Jamie Hughes, Alice*, and Anaya Bangar, women’s cricket promised to be a place where they could thrive as their true selves.That was before the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) extended the ban on transgender women and girls from the top two tiers of women’s domestic cricket to the third tier and recreational level last Friday.Though the ECB acknowledged the “significant impact” of the decision and said it would work with …

Pa. Senate passes bill banning trans girls and women from school sports

HARRISBURG — After an hour-and-a-half of heated debate, the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to ban transgender women and girls from joining women's and girls' sports teams. Five

Pennsylvania: Five Democratic Senators Defect for Anti-Trans Sports Ban

Pennsylvania Capitol // Cicku // Wikimedia CommonsErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.On Tuesday, May 6, five Democrats in the Pennsylvania State Senate crossed party lines to vote for an anti-trans bill that would functionally single out trans women athletes, utilize unscientific definitions of “sex,” and erase intersex people in sports. The bill is unli…

Gov. Shapiro Silent on Women's Sports Bill After It Passes Pennsylvania Senate with Bipartisan Support

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has declined to tell The Daily Signal whether he will sign or veto a measure to protect women from unfair competition in sports, after the bill passed the state Senate in a bipartisan vote Tuesday. The Daily Signal reached out multiple times and connected twice with a staffer, but Shapiro’s office did not provide a response by the deadline. Shapiro has previously opposed a substantially similar bill. “This bill is …

Residents rally at school board meeting over transgender student-athlete

Transgender student-athlete participation in school sports has recently become an issue in communities across the nation, including here on the Central Coast.Over the past few weeks, Arroyo Grande High School (AGHS) and the surrounding community have been involved in a debate over the inclusion of a 16-year-old transgender student-athlete on the school's track and field team. RELATED| Residents divided over transgender student-athlete at Arroyo …

Pa. Senate votes to ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports, but bill faces uphill battle

By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s state Senate approved a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports at the collegiate and K-12 levels, although the Republican-penned bill is unlikely to get a vote in the state’s Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. The bill passed, 32-18, with five Democrats crossing party lines to join with all 27 Republicans in voting “yes.” The vote marked the second time t…