Iowa Law Bans Transgender Boys From Girls' Sports.

Iowa has become the 11th state to approve legislation requiring any student interested in participating in girls' sports to be a biological female.

On Thursday, Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 2416 into law, requiring pupils to identify their biological sex before participating in girl's sports.

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia are among the ten states that have approved similar legislation ahead of Iowa.
The new rule, according to Governor Reynolds, is "a victory for girls' athletics."

“Forcing females to compete against males is the opposite of inclusivity and it’s absolutely unfair,” Governor Reynolds added.

The new act, according to Mark Stringer, executive director of the Iowa branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, is a "cruel statute" that "violates the civil rights of transgender females [boys who identify as girls] and women in our state."

Before being sent to the governor, HF 2416 was passed by the House with a vote of 55-39 and the Senate with a vote of 31-17.