Utah governor vetoes ban on trans students playing girls’ sports
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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.
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