Fentrice Driskell, the Florida House Democratic leader, called the FHSAA proposal a “gross invasion of privacy” and said she plans to send a letter to the association, pressuring them to discard the measure.
and a member of the National Medical Association, which represents more than 50,000 Black physicians. He’s helped fill out the physical evaluation forms at gyms, schools and churches through free events hosted by the Gulf Coast Medical Society.“Nobody should know if I’m on my period unless I tell them,” Mallory McDonald, a Miami Beach High softball player, told the Herald on Friday.
READ MORE: ‘Invasion of privacy’: Some Florida athletes leery of being made to reveal menstrual cyclesThere are many reasons why a girl might have an irregular period, which is why tracking changes to her menstrual cycle can help doctors ensure she is staying healthy, said Dr. Judith Simms-Cendan, division director of pediatric adolescent gynecology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the president-elect of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
“I think that being forced to disclose this kind of information to a school, not a clinician, really puts adolescents at risk for shame and stigma and judgment from people who really don’t understand the medical reasons why,” she added. The part of the form that deals with menstrual cycles and until now had been optional. The Florida High School Athletic Association, which governs high school sports in the state, had considered making those questions mandatory on the form.
Advocates in the LGBTQ community ascribe the menstrual cycle question as a means to ban transgender athletes playing in high school sports in the state. In 2021, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill passed by the Florida Legislature that banned transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s scholastic sports in Florida.“
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