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# Louisiana rejects anti-trans sports bill
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/louisiana-rejects-anti-trans-sports-bill/
- Published: 2021-07-23T15:16:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-23T12:14:14.000Z
- Description: Lawmakers in Louisiana have voted against a bill that would prohibit trans students from participating in school sports.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Sport, Human Rights Campaign, LGBTQ, Louisiana, Texas, Trans athletes, Trans Youth, Transgender, US

Amid a wave of anti-trans bills that are sweeping the US, lawmakers in Louisiana have voted against a bill that would prohibit trans students from participating in school sports. According to [*Associated Press*](https://apnews.com/article/health-government-and-politics-louisiana-coronavirus-pandemic-gun-politics-107f527a59d7316ae9789ee4e79f4dd1?ref=scenemag.co.uk), a special session was held on June 21 in an attempt to overturn a veto from state governor John Bel Edwards. However, the bill was ultimately unsuccessful as it fell short of 2 votes.

[Human Rights Campaign](https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/louisiana-gov-john-bel-edwards-vetoes-anti-trans-sports-bill?ref=scenemag.co.uk) president, Alphonso David, said the special session was *“a dangerous waste of time”*, adding: *“Sustaining Governor Bel Edwards’ veto by rejecting this arbitrary, discriminatory bill affirms the reality that transgender people have been playing sports for years without incident. There is simply no basis — no evidence or local examples of the issue this bill was trying to address.”*

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/lgbt-sports-soccer-ball-1.jpg)

Louisiana is one of over 30 states that has considered anti-trans legislation this year. 7 states – Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Montana and West Virginia – have successfully passed bills to prohibit trans inclusion in school sports. [Texas](https://www.gscene.com/news/transgender-news/texas-set-to-pass-anti-trans-bills/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) is set to become the next state to pass such a bill after the Republican-controlled Senate approved SB 2 and SB 32, both of which aim to limit trans people’s access to sports. The bills will now head to the governor’s desk.