Reynolds Discussing Transgender Sports Ban With Legislative Leaders

Des Moines, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds first mentioned a week ago during a Fox News forum that she wants the legislature to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls sports and Reynolds says she’s still working with G-O-P legislators to decide what the state has the authority to do.

Reynolds suggests Iowa girls could lose out on college scholarships if they’re competing against transgender athletes who were born male, but identify as female.

Iowa Safe Schools Executive Director Becky Ritland says it’s frustrating that the governor is bringing this up late in the session.

Ritland says the governor’s effort sends a message to trans youth that they don’t belong and that’s bad for their mental health. Five other states have passed laws on the topic this year. South Dakota’s Republican governor vetoed part of a ban that applied to girls sports in college over concerns the N-C-Double-A would cancel tournament games scheduled in South Dakota. Des Moines has been picked to host first and second round games in the N-C-Double-A men’s tournament in 2023.

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