Providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harm suffered by designation.

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Plain-English Summary

An Act providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harm suffered by designation.

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 19, 2026

Who it affects

LGBTQ+ / Queer

via ACLU of Pennsylvania: Banning trans girls from school sports

Immigrant / non-citizen

via ACLU of Pennsylvania: Banning trans girls from school sports

Person of color

via ACLU of Pennsylvania: Banning trans girls from school sports

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Who This Affectsvia advocacy orgs

LGBTQ+ / QueerdirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via ACLU of Pennsylvania
Banning trans girls from school sports
Immigrant / non-citizendirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via ACLU of Pennsylvania
Banning trans girls from school sports
Person of colordirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via ACLU of Pennsylvania
Banning trans girls from school sports
Formerly incarcerated or family ofdirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via ACLU of Pennsylvania
Banning trans girls from school sports
Person with a disabilitydirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via ACLU of Pennsylvania
Banning trans girls from school sports
Reproductive-age persondirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via ACLU of Pennsylvania
Banning trans girls from school sports
Undocumented / DACA / TPSdirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via ACLU of Pennsylvania
Banning trans girls from school sports
Student / education borrowerdirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via Pennsylvania Youth Congress
Anti-Trans Student Sports Ban
Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via Pennsylvania Youth Congress
Anti-Trans Student Sports Ban

What the Bill Does

Issue: TLGBQIA+ Equality. Posted Oct 28, 2025.
The bill would require K-12 and college sports teams be designated based on sex assigned at birth and creates a cause of action for lawsuits. The P…
Anti-Trans Student Sports Ban

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Where Orgs Stand

ACLU of PennsylvaniaOPPOSE

Banning trans girls from school sports

Issue: TLGBQIA+ Equality. Posted Oct 28, 2025.

Source: aclupa.orgVerified April 28, 2026

Fairness PennsylvaniaOPPOSE

There is no demonstrated impact in Pennsylvania that including trans students in athletic participation in line with their gender identity creates a disadvantage for cisgender athletes, and science has shown that excluding students from athletic opportunities can cause negative mental health outcomes.

The bill would require K-12 and college sports teams be designated based on sex assigned at birth and creates a cause of action for lawsuits. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and NCAA already have processes and policies in place. Similar legislation in other states has resulted in costly litigation to school districts.

Source: fairnesspenn.orgVerified April 13, 2026

Pennsylvania Youth CongressOPPOSE

Anti-Trans Student Sports Ban

Source: payouthcongress.orgVerified April 13, 2026

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