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Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice advances
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Protesters of a Nebraska bill to bar transgender students from bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that correspond with their gender identity gather outside the legislative chamber at the State Capitol on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Lincoln, Neb. - photo by AP Photo/Margery Beck
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska bill that would bar transgender students from bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that correspond with their gender identity has advanced from the first of three rounds of debate — but with a caveat. Sen. Merv Riepe, who helped tank an effort to pass a similar bill last year, agreed Tuesday to provide the 33rd vote needed to break a filibuster against the bill.