A Kansas bill banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly for the third year in a row Friday, setting up a hotly contested fight in the Republican-controlled Legislature to override her.
Kelly’s action was expected because of her two previous vetoes. Kansas Republicans made Kelly’s vetoes a major issue in multiple television attack ads when she ran for reelection last year, winning narrowly.
The measure would apply to girls’ and women’s K-12, club and college sports. If supporters can override Kelly’s veto, Kansas would join 18 other states with such a law, including Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas. He and other Republicans also have argued that banning transgender athletes will preserve fair competition and opportunities for girls and young women.
Republicans said she was lying about her record, and they’ve repeatedly mentioned her statement since. LGBTQ-rights advocates understood the ad as saying men aren’t playing women’s sports because transgender women are women.
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