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South Carolina House Passes Transgender Sports Ban

APR 6 2022·Updated JAN 23 2023

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The Facts

On Tues., South Carolina's HOR passed a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in girl's sports at public grade schools and universities.
FOX News
The bill, dubbed "Save the Women's Sports Act", passed 82 - 28, after an attempt by Democrats to delay the vote with ~1k amendments.
CBS News
Among the proposed revisions, Democrats called to rename the bill the "Discrimination Capital of the United States Act."
The Globe and Mail
Under the bill, male sports teams could still choose to admit females, and co-ed teams would also be permitted.
Daily Caller
If signed into law, South Carolina will join around a dozen other states that have enacted similar laws barring anyone born a biological male from women's sports.
ITN

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The Spin

Left narrative

This legislation will only serve to fuel stigma and shame already directed towards vunerable youth, and deny transgender girls equal rights in South Carolina. Gender non-conforming children are being used as a political bargaining chip.

Independent

Right narrative

Sport is about the body and male and female bodies are different. Cisgender female athletes are at risk of being left to compete for second place against trans competitors with an obvious biological advantage. Trans athletes have no place in women's sport.