The Georgia House passed its version of a transgender sports ban Thursday, which also strips out references to “gender” across state code, replacing them with “sex.”
“I think we’ve been very clear. No young woman should ever be forced to face a biological male on the court, on the field or in the locker room. And I’m grateful for this body’s continued leadership to protect girls, protect girls in sports at every level in Georgia,” said House Speaker Jon Burns, who listed the bill as a top priority.
The Riley Gaines Act, named after a swimmer who became an advocate for removing transgender women from women’s sports, passed along mostly party lines with three Democrats joining the Republicans in supporting the measure, Reps. Lynn Heffner of Augusta, Tangie Herring of Macon and Dexter Sharper of Valdosta.
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