A New Ban On Trans Girls And Women In School Sports Could Lead To "Invasive Examinations" Of Student-Athletes To Prove Their Gender, Advocates Say

"On Tuesday, Kansas also passed a separate bill, , which ties together a number of restrictions on how trans people of all ages can move through public spaces, including a ban on transgender people using public restrooms and locker rooms and a prohibition on changing one's name and gender markers on driver's licenses. The bill, which Republicans call the "Women's Bill of Rights," defines sex in binary terms as "either male or female, at birth,""

"Kansas's sweeping bill is the latest in a number of anti-trans bills that bundle multiple restrictions or have broad definitions of where they can be enforced. Last week, Kentucky's Republican-controlled legislature similarly overrode the Democratic governor's veto of "an omnibus anti-trans bill" that banned gender-affirming care for trans youth, barred them from bathrooms that align with their gender identity, and gave school officials the right to refuse to use students' pronouns."

Kansas enacted a law banning transgender girls from participating on female sports teams in schools, while the Kansas State High School Activities Association reports only three trans girls currently compete at the high school level. The state also approved an omnibus measure that restricts transgender people’s use of public restrooms and locker rooms and bars changes to names and gender markers on driver's licenses. The omnibus defines sex as either male or female at birth and could result in legal erasure of transgender, gender-nonconforming, and intersex people. Republicans hold a veto-proof majority in the state.

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