When the Georgia legislature gaveled in this year, one of the first bills filed, Senate Bill 1, was legislation to ban transgender girls from girls school sports teams. Republicans also introduced bills to restrict puberty blockers for minors and prevent the state health plan from covering gender-affirming care.
Each session in recent years, Republicans lawmakers in Georgia and around the country have filed hundreds of bills to add restrictions for transgender people. And even as Republican-led states have already passed laws on bathrooms, sports, medical treatment and IDs, the bills keep coming.
What unfolded during the legislative session in Georgia this year illustrates why the legislation continues – and how Democrats are grappling with the best way to respond.
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