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# Republicans, and two Democrats, vote to ban trans women and girls from school sports
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/republicans-and-two-democrats-vote-to-ban-trans-women-and-girls-from-school-sports/
- Published: 2025-01-15T11:55:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-15T11:55:50.000Z
- Description: Republicans, and two Democrats, have voted to ban trans women and girls from school sports. The Bill would rewrite current legislation to define sex as “reproductive biology and genetics at birth” – effectively banning trans athletes from competing on teams matching their gender identity at any scho
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Donald Trump, LGBT, LGBTQ, Sarah McBride, Trans Rights, Trump

**Republicans**, and two **Democrats**, have voted to ban trans women and girls from school sports.

The Bill would rewrite current legislation to define sex as “reproductive biology and genetics at birth” – effectively banning trans athletes from competing on teams matching their gender identity at any school receiving federal funding.

The vote in the **House of Representatives** comes just months after the Delaware Democrat **Sarah McBride** made history as the first trans person elected to Congress. Republicans have already moved to restrict toilet access in the **Capitol** building – a move widely seen as targeting McBride.

With Republicans controlling 53 Senate seats, the Bill will need significant Democratic support to clear the 60-vote threshold.

Californian **Sara Jacobs**, who has a trans brother, said she had been having numerous conversations about the bill.

“I think everyone understands that this is not actually about trans people,” she told *The Independent*. “It’s about checking women’s genitals before they allow them to play sports.”

In recent years, Republicans have repeatedly attacked Democrats for supporting trans people. In the 2024 election, President-elect **Donald Trump** ran an ad attacking **Kamala Harris** as “for they/them,” while “President Trump is for you.”

Trump has said he will roll back **Biden** administration rules that allowed trans students from using toilets or playing sports that align with their gender identities.