‘Biological sex’ sports bill is quickly quashed in B.C. legislature

Apr 30, 2024 | 2:22 PM

VICTORIA — A B.C. Conservative private member’s bill to classify publicly funded sports teams and events according to the “biological sex” of participants, banning transgender athletes, didn’t make it out of the starting blocks.

The Fairness in Women’s and Girls’ Sports Act was voted down at first reading, a fate that’s a rarity in the legislature.

The majority New Democrats, joined by two Green Party members and two Independents, voted down the proposed bill introduced by Conservative Leader John Rustad.

New Democrat House Leader Ravi Kahlon said outside the legislature the proposed bill was “hateful and discriminatory.”