Bill banning transgender girls from playing in girls' sports passes Georgia Senate
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Georgia lawmakers advance a bill to prevent transgender women from competing in women's sports
A day after Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones stood with President Donald Trump in Washington as he signed an executive order intended to prevent transgender athletes from competing in women's sports, he returned to Georgia where state Senate Republicans made a similar move.
Georgia Senate approves bill banning trans girls, women from female sports
The Georgia Senate passed legislation Thursday to ban transgender girls from competing on teams that do not match their sex assigned at birth.
Georgia Senate passes transgender sports bill
"Women have half the upper body strength of men," said state Sen. Greg Dolezal (R-Cumming) during the Senate debate. Dolezal wrote the bill to keep women’s sports in college and high school free of transgender athletes. It was an issue that helped President-elect Donald Trump in November, now vocally embraced by Georgia Republicans.
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Georgia's transgender sports bill
It was a victory for Republican lawmakers at the state Capitol. The state senate passed a bill banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports. Two Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the controversial legislation.
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