Utah has become the 12th state to enact some sort of ban on transgender children in school sports after lawmakers voted to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams
Spencer Cox
’s veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams—a move that comes amid a nationwide culture war over transgender issues. Before the veto, the ban received support from a majority of Utah lawmakers, but fell short of the two-thirds needed to override it. Its sponsors on Friday successfully flipped 10 Republicans in the House and five in the Senate who had previously voted against the proposal.
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