TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Republicans moved to ban transgender girls and women from playing on public school teams intended for student athletes born as girls, sending the proposal to Gov.
Ron DeSantis and escalating a national culture war over transgender rights.The measure approved by the GOP-led Legislature Wednesday stripped some of the most contentious elements from a proposal approved by the House two weeks ago.Provisions removed included a requirement that transgender athletes in high schools and colleges undergo testosterone or genetic testing, as well as submit to having their genitalia examined.The latest iteration of the legislation retained an underlying principle asserted by the bill's supporters: Biological and scientific.