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May 4, 2021

Kansas Republicans Fail to Override Democratic Governor's Veto of Transgender Athlete Ban
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Republican lawmakers in Kansas have failed to enact legislation that
would have banned transgender athletes from participating in girls' and
women's sports. Monday's 26-14 vote by the Kansas state Senate was one
vote shy of the two-thirds majority needed to override Democratic
Governor Laura Kelly's veto. Similar anti-trans bills have recently
become law in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, Tennessee and West
Virginia.


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