Nebraska lawmakers failed to move forward with a bill that would prohibit transgender student-athletes from competing in sports of the opposite sex.
Legislative Bill 575, the Sports and Spaces Act, would also require transgender students to use the bathroom consistent with their biological sex. The bill was met with heavy opposition from LGBT activists, who said it discriminated against transgender people. The Republican-dominated Senate failed to achieve the two-thirds majority vote needed to overcome the Democratic filibuster, effectively killing the legislation.
Protesters hold signs outside the doors of the legislative chamber in the Nebraska State Capitol. (AP Photo/Margery Beck)
Of the 49 state senators, only 31 voted to end the debate and force a vote — falling two votes short of the threshold needed. Two Republican state senators abstained from voting, claiming the bill was incomplete.
“This bill is incomplete,
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