Tennessee House Bill 1572 Proposes High School Athletes Must Compete Based on Gender Assigned on Birth Certificate

By Michael A. Ross, MS   In December 2019, Tennessee representative Bruce Griffey proposed a bill (TN HB 1572) that mandates that athletes who participate in school sanctioned sporting events for elementary and secondary schools in the state of Tennessee that receive public funding are required to compete based on the gender assigned on their birth certificate and not based on the gender they identify with.   Background   As gender identification and sport participation continue t