GOVERNOR LEE SIGNS LAW TO RESTRICT TRANS ATHLETES IN TENNESSEE SCHOOLS
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed HB1895 Friday evening into law. The new law forces schools to restrict which teams transgender athletes can play on with the threat of losing state funding.
Tennessee law states that elementary, middle and high schools in Tennessee must only allow student athletes to play on teams that match their gender at birth. That means that schools could lose state funding if they allow a trans student to play on the team they identify with.