West Virginia House Passes Transgender Athlete Bill

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Transgender athletes in West Virginia middle and high schools would be banned from competing on teams relating to their preferred sexual identity under a bill passed Thursday by the House of Delegates.
The bill passed on a 78-20 vote with two delegates absent. It now goes to the state Senate.
Debate on the bill lasted more than an hour and often was emotional. Most of the delegates who spoke about the bill were Democrats. Some Democrats and other organizations call