Palmetto State News

Terry Schilling, President of American Principles Project (APP), recently commended South Carolina lawmakers and Gov. Henry McMaster for signing the Save Women’s Sports Act, which prohibits biological males from competing in female athletics. 

According to an American Principles Project (APP) press release, McMaster of South Carolina has signed H4608, the Save Women’s Sports Act. The bill prohibits biological males from competing in female athletics at the K-12 and collegiate levels. The governor's signature makes South Carolina the 16th state to "explicitly protect the integrity of girls' sports in law," APP states.

"Male athletes do not belong in our daughters’ sports, period. This is a view shared by an overwhelming majority of Americans, as our recent polling of battleground states has shown," Schilling said in a statement. "Biology matters, and no amount of gaslighting by woke ideologues will change that. We applaud Governor McMaster and South Carolina lawmakers for taking action to protect a fair playing field for girl athletes in the Palmetto State. With 16 states now having taken this step, there is no excuse left for those states that haven’t, particularly those led by Republicans. This is now a litmus-test issue for the GOP, and voters will be paying attention to what their leaders either do or fail to do as we approach the midterms."

Last week, APP released results from a poll of voters in six Senate battleground states on several issues, including women’s sports, sex reassignment for children, and parental rights bills. The survey, conducted by OnMessage Inc., polled 1,200 likely voters in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Poll results showed 56% of voters support laws protecting women’s sports, versus only 33% who oppose such laws.

Transathlete.com is a recently established website dedicated to advocating for boys who wish to play girls high school sports. It tracks state policies and legislation on the topic as they are established.

McMaster is the 117th governor of South Carolina, according to Ballotpedia. He was sworn into office in 2017 and is running for re-election, as he's on the ballot in the Republican primary on June 14, 2022.