Texas Has Officially Banned Trans Women From Competing in Female Sports

An update on a birth certificate will only be accepted if it is due to a clerical error.

The bill has received heavy criticism from trans rights advocates who believe it to be discriminatory.

‘[These bills] make me feel like some of you don’t see me as a human, much less the girl I really am’ — 10-year-old Maya is standing up to Texas lawmakers for targeting trans kids playing sports pic.twitter.com/FdbGFpMPlQ

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 21, 2021

As per the Guardian, Ricardo Martinez, CEO of Equality Texas said that they are “devastated at the passage of this bill.”

“Our organizations will also begin to shift focus to electing pro-equality lawmakers who understand our issues and prioritize representing the vast majority of Texans who firmly believe that discrimination against trans and LGB+ people is wrong,” Martinez said.

The signing of the bill means that Texas is now among other states such as Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee who have also brought in or proposed laws similar.

Rally outside the Texas House in opposition to bills that require trans student athletes to play on sports teams based on the gender on their birth certificate. Chanting “Protect trans kids” and “Let kids play” pic.twitter.com/D4GIxjfQ1g

— James Barragán 🌟 (@James_Barragan) September 20, 2021

The bill will not come into effect until January 2022.