South Carolina transgender athlete bill advances in state House

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The South Carolina House of Representatives has approved a bill barring transgender athletes from competing in women's sports at public grade schools and universities.

The bill, which saw almost 1,000 proposed and rejected amendments, passed Tuesday with a vote of 82-28. The bill sparked hours of debate, despite the overwhelming vote in favor.

"We need to make certain that our girls are protected, and I’m committed to that, so let the chips fall where they may," said state Democratic Rep. Cezar McKnight, according to a report from Center Square.

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"Do you know why they came in second and third place? Because that transgender lady used to be a man who swam like a man," McKnight added. "And you cannot get over the fact that that transgender young lady comes with the physiological advantages of being a man and those advantages cannot be overcome by women."

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signs into law a bill banning almost all abortions in the state Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. On the same day, Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit to stop the measure from going into effect.  The state House approved the "South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act" on a 79-35 vote Wednesday and gave it a final procedural vote Thursday before sending it to McMaster.  (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina is only one in over a dozen states across the country pushing similar legislation on women's sporting events.

The Utah Legislature voted in March to override