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State Rep. Marty Harbin proposed legislation to ban transgender women from participating in high school sports in Georgia. (Photo by Matt Hennie)
A bill that bans transgender women from high school sports passed a Georgia Senate committee on Wednesday, becoming the fastest-moving of at least four anti-LGBTQ bills before lawmakers.
The “Save Girls Sports Act” from Sen. Marty Harbin, a Republican from Tyrone, passed the Senate Education & Youth Committee on a 5-3 party-line vote. It now moves to the Rules Committee – chaired by state Sen. Jeff Mullis, a co-sponsor of the bill – before a likely vote by the full state Senate.
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Rep. Philip Singleton said his bill doesnât discriminate. But the measure is supported by lawmakers and groups with anti-LGBTQ track records. (Photo by Matt Hennie)
When Republican lawmakers stood in the Georgia Capitol last week to introduce a bill targeting transgender women, they framed it as an effort to âsave girlsâ sportsâ and argued it doesnât discriminate. None of the nine speakers even mentioned âtransgender.â
But the legislation â House Bill 276 from state Rep. Philip Singleton â is part of an orchestrated national effort to ban trans athletes from womenâs sports. Supporters of the legislation in Georgia include powerful allies like Gov. Brian Kemp, and they have a long history of opposing LGBTQ equality efforts and supporting anti-LGBTQ bills. Several voted against an LGBTQ-inclusive hate crimes law that passed with bipartisan support in 2020.