The Georgia Senate passed a bill late Tuesday restricting students claiming transgender identity from playing sports that do not align with their biological sex, sending the measure to the state House.
Several transgender-related measures were stitched together and attached to what was a bipartisan mental health proposal last week, and it passed over Democratic objections on Tuesday.
The bill now heads to the Georgia House, in which lawmakers will consider whether to require students to play on sports teams and use facilities that align with their biological sex, as well as whether to require schools to notify parents which books their children check out. The bill also includes a restriction on sexual education until seventh grade.
“It protects the rights of women to compete against each other in athletic competition,” said Republican state Sen. Clint
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