South Carolina lawmakers reject second attempt to ban trans athletes from competition
Lawmakers objected to the way the bill was refiled and given priority over other measures, despite failing in committee the first time
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For the third time this year, a South Carolina House committee voted down an attempt to ban transgender girls and women from participating on middle and high school sports teams designated for females.
The South Carolina House Judiciary Committee voted down the bill on an 11-13 vote, with even some Republicans balking at either the bill itself or the process by which it was revived.
Biden administration withdraws support from lawsuit challenging transgender athlete inclusion
Lawsuit seeks to overrule Connecticut s policy allowing trans athletes to compete in their gender identity
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The Biden administration has withdrawn support for a lawsuit filed by three Connecticut athletes seeking to bar transgender athletes from competing in interscholastic sports based on their gender identity.
The Justice Department and the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights withdrew their support for the case ahead of a hearing scheduled for Friday to determine whether the lawsuit should be dismissed.
The lawsuit in question was filed last year by the anti-LGBTQ Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf of three cisgender female athletes who claimed they and other cisgender girls were disadvantaged by the participation of two transgender track-and-field athletes Terry Miller, of Bloomfield High School, and Andraya Yearwood, of Crom