Arizona Senate Approves Bill to Ban Males From Female School Sports

Trinity junior Mack Beggs, a transgender athlete, wrestles Katy Morton Ranch junior Chelsea Sanchez in the final round of the 6A Girls 110 Weight Class match during the Texas Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress, Texas, on Feb. 25, 2017. Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

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.