Bill to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams fails to advance in Senate
Bill to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams fails to advance in Senate
apnews.com Bill to ban trans athletes from girls' and women's sports teams fails to advance in Senate
The Senate has rejected legislation aiming to bar transgender women and girls from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes.
Legislation that aimed to bar transgender women and girls nationwide from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes failed to advance Monday night in a divided Senate as Democrats stood united against an issue that Republicans leveraged in last year’s elections.
A test vote on the bill failed to gain the 60 votes needed to advance in the chamber as senators stuck to party lines in a 51-45 vote tally.