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S Carolina lawmakers again reject transgender athletes ban JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Alabama Rep. Neil Rafferty speaks in support of transgender rights during a rally outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)Jake Crandall/AP COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school. The House Judiciary Committee v...

A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls' sports teams in middle and high school.

Bookmark Article GOP state lawmakers in South Carolina tried – and failed – twice to ban trans teens from school sports. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) For the second time in a month, South Carolina lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have banned trans girls from competing in high school sports. In a narrow vote, the state’s House Judiciary Committee voted 13-11 against the bill, H4153. It was sponsored by 55 Republicans and two Democrats. The very same committee had considered a near-identical proposal last month, rejecting it after Republicans failed to shore up enough ...

South Carolina lawmakers reject transgender athletes ban -- again A committee in the South Carolina House has rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school. Share Updated: 7:46 AM EDT Apr 28, 2021 Associated Press South Carolina lawmakers reject transgender athletes ban -- again A committee in the South Carolina House has rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school. ...

A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school.