Nevada Democrats passed an amendment to fine school boards if they do not allow students to participate in sports and use restrooms based on their 'gender identity.'
Former division one athlete Adriana McLamb discusses the fight for fairness in women's sports.
Democrats in the Nevada legislature swiftly passed an amendment to penalize school boards that prevent biological males who identify as transgender from using women's locker rooms and competing onThe amendment, passed Friday without a hearing, placed an administrative penalty of $5,000 per day on school boards in the state that do not allow students to participate in"school activities" based on their"gender identity or expression.
The controversial amendment to penalize schools was reportedly only added after the first draft of Assembly Bill No. 423 already passed with unanimous, bipartisan support. The amendment to the bill received zero GOP votes, passing only with full Democratic support. "To drop this as a floor amendment without any hearings on what could arguably be one of the most controversial discussions across the nation at the moment is a big mistake," State Sen. Ira Hansen, R-Nev., said in his call on the legislature to reconsider
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