Utah governor vetoes ban on trans students playing girls’ sports

Spencer Cox is second Republican governor to overrule lawmakers who have taken on youth sports as part of political debate

The Utah governor, Spencer Cox, vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls' sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor to overrule state lawmakers who have taken on youth sports as part of a political debate over how Americans view gender and sexuality.

Cox joins the Indiana governor. Eric Holcomb, who vetoed a statewide ban on Monday. Holcomb said Indiana's legislature had not demonstrated that transgender kids had undermined fairness in sports.