The New Hampshire State House of Representatives today voted 189-182 to advance HB 1205, a bill that would exclude transgender students from participating in school sports teams. The bill now moves onto the State Senate. LGBTQ+ rights, public education, and child welfare advocates gave the following statements: “Today, the so-called ‘Live Free or Die’ State chose to exclude Transgender girls from participating on girls sports teams, cruelly taking away opportunities to learn teamwork.