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.
The Senate on Thursday advanced a bill that would prevent K-12 and college students from competing in sports designated for the opposite sex. Most Republican states already have a similar ban. The bill would also require people to use changing areas, locker rooms and sleeping quarters according to their sex assigned at birth. It passed 35-17, with support from two Democrats.
The issue is a top priority for Georgia Republicans this session and for conservatives nationwide. Since returning to office, Trump issued a slew of executive orders targeting transgender people.
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