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Indiana Lawmakers Override Transgender Sports Veto
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nytimes.comRepublican lawmakers in Indiana on Tuesday banned transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams at their schools, overriding the veto of Gov.
Eric Holcomb, a fellow Republican who said the measure did not address any pressing problem and exposed the state to lawsuits.
The override made Indiana the latest conservative state to enact legislation blocking transgender girls or women from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
Though the details of the laws vary from place to place, at least 17 other states have introduced restrictions on transgender sports participation in recent years, according to data from the Human Rights Campaign, an L.G.B.T.Q.
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