South Carolina 'Save Women's Sports' act will ban transgender athletes

The bill that bans transgender students from women’s sports in South Carolina is very close to becoming law. The state Senate passed the legislation Wednesday 30-10 after the House approved it in April. Supporter of the bill Senator Richard Cash explained to his colleagues that the ban, "applies from elementary school up to high school and also at the collegiate level.” In the written legislation, the bill argues that requiring public schools to designate sex-specific teams is important to keep opportunities for female athletes fair. “That will protect those who are born biologically as females from having to compete against those who are born biologically as males but identify as females,” said Cash. However, opponents like Senator Margie Bright Matthews called it a waste of time for lawmakers to be focusing on. “This is just a knee jerk political response to homophobic sports activity,” said Matthews. #WakeUpCLT #SCpol READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/pol...