Advocates brace for legislation that could impact Georgia transgender community [Video]

ATLANTA — Backers of transgender rights are bracing for a rough upcoming session of the Georgia legislature as lawmakers have already laid some of the groundwork – with President-elect Donald Trump pushing it along. 

The speakers at a state senate committee on Aug. 27 were collegiate swimmers sending a message that they don’t want women to compete against transgender athletes. That took place around the same time Donald Trump began to run ads attacking Democrats for supporting transgender Americans.

“Kamala even supports biological men who compete against our girls in their sports,” a TV ad intoned earlier this fall ahead of the presidential election. 

With Trump’s election last month, transgender backers are bracing for much more of that in Georgia when lawmakers meet next month.

“Unfortunately, we do anticipate that we will see these attacks on kids continue. …