Legislation that aimed to bar transgender women and girls nationwide from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes failed to advance Monday night in a divided Senate as Democrats stood united against an issue that Republicans leveraged in last year’s elections. A test vote on the bill failed to gain the 60 votes needed in the Senate on a party-line 51-45 vote. The vote came as Republicans have homed in repeatedly on the social cause, casting it as an issue of ensuring athletic fairness for women and girls.
Bill to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams fails to advance in Senate
