Georgia Legislature Renews Push To Ban Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports

The lieutenant governor says the issue is about to become a ‘priority.’

AP/Jacquelyn Martin, file
People attend a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility by the Capitol at Washington. AP/Jacquelyn Martin, file

Georgia’s Senate special committee on women’s sports is recommending the legislature move to require student-athletes to compete on sports teams that match their biological sex. 

In a hearing Friday, the committee adopted a series of recommendations regarding transgender athletes, including requiring students in high school and college teams to play on teams and use dressing rooms and showers that match biological sex. 

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