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Kansas Governor's Veto of Transgender Sports Ban Upheld by State Lawmakers

Twitter.The legislation, Senate Bill 16, would have barred "students of the male sex" from playing on public school and college sports teams designated for women or girls. Proponents of the bill have described it as fairness measure, preventing athletes born biologically male to have an advantage in women's sports.Kelly vetoed the bill earlier this month, saying in a statement that it "didn't come from the experts at our schools, our athletes, or the Kansas State High School Activities Association.
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politics Schools Transgender Kansas Anti-Trans Sports Bill Officially Dead
Associated Press reports. The Kansas Senate had voted Tuesday to override Kelly’s veto with a margin of 28-10, meeting the two-thirds threshold, but the supermajority was required in both chambers. This is the second consecutive year that Kelly, a Democrat in a Republican-dominated state, has vetoed such legislation.The bill would have barred trans girls and women from participating alongside cisgender females in public schools, including state colleges and universities, and any private schools that compete against them.
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