S Carolina lawmakers again reject transgender athletes ban
JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press
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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 voted 13-11 against the bill. The same committee tabled a similar proposal on March 16, leading supporters to change some introductory language but leave the essence of the bill untouched for a second try.