Boys Banned from Competing in Girls’ Sports

Wyoming has joined 18 other states in passing a law prohibiting male students from competing in girls’ and women’s scholastic sports.

Gov. Mark Gordon did not sign nor veto the bill on Friday, allowing it to become law in July. While the governor said he’s supportive of women’s sports and understands concerns about female students being denied scholarships because a male competitor had an unfair advantage and took their place, he insisted in a letter that the law “is overly draconian … and pays little attention to fundamental principles of equality.”

Senate Enrolled Act 92, also known as Senate File 133, states: “A student of the male sex shall not compete, and a public school shall not allow a student of the male sex to compete, in an athletic activity or team designated for students of the female sex.”  (Excerpt from Christian Post.)