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S. Carolina nears transgender sports ban after Senate vote

The South Carolina Senate gallery is full as the Senate prepares to debate a bill about transgender athletes playing sports on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Hartsville, speaks during a debate over transgender athletes playing sports on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Hartsville, left, speaks to Sen. Harvey Peeler, R-Gaffney, right, during a Senate debate on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina Sen. Richard Cash, R-Powdersville, speaks during a debate over transgender athletes playing sports on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, left, asks questions to Sen. Richard Cash, R-Powdersville, right, during a debate over transgender athletes playing sports on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

S. Carolina nears transgender sports ban after Senate vote