South Carolina governor signs transgender sports bill, competition based on birth certificate
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South Carolina has not considered more aggressive measures that some states have advanced to limit transgender student rights.
FILE PHOTO: 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. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Protestors in support of transgender rights rally outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) A person holds up a flag during rally to protest the Trump administration's reported transgender proposal to narrow the definition of gender to male or female at birth, at City Hall in New York City, U.S., October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo)
Opponents have labeled the bill as "cruel" since it can prevent students who are not elite athletes and looking to fit in from engaging with their fellow students. Supporters say the bill protects female athletes from competing with opponents who may have an unfair advantage having been born male.
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