Florida Trans Genital Inspection Bill Fails In Senate

Last week, a Florida House bill made national headlines because it called for genital, DNA, and hormone exams of girls who want to participate in school sports in order to ban transgender student-athletes. But now similar legislation has stalled in the state senate.

Florida Sen. Kelli Stargel (R) sponsored S.B. 2012, but she acknowledged that it might pose problems for the “inherent dignity of each person.” She has asked the state Senate Rules Committee to set it aside “as we continue to work on this issue.” Read The Story