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Arizona Senate Approves Bill to Ban Males From Female School Sports

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Arizona Senate Approves Bill to Ban Males From Female School Sports
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Allan Stein
Allan Stein
2/4/2022|Updated: 2/6/2022

A Republican-sponsored bill prohibiting males from playing on Arizona female school sports teams passed by a majority vote of the state’s Senate on Feb. 2 and now goes to the state House for review and vote.

The Senate voted 16-13 to pass the bill, with all Democrats voting against it.

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Allan Stein is a national reporter for The Epoch Times based in Arizona.
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