Two Democrats vote with Republicans to pass transgender sports ban

Texas Democrats Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar voted with Republicans to pass legislation that would ban trans women and girls from competing in women’s sports.

The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act passed the House in a 218 to 206 vote on Tuesday (14 January), backed by a large majority of Republicans, and two Democrats. Three Republicans and six Democrats did not vote, and one Democrat, Don Davis of North Carolina, voted “present.” 

The legislation would amend Title IX, the civil rights law prohibiting sex discrimination, in order to ban schools that receive federal funding from allowing trans girls and women from taking part in athletic programs or activities “designated for women or girls.” 

The bill defines sex as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics

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