Utah's governor says he'll veto a ban on transgender girls in youth sports
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during an interview at the Utah State Capitol Friday, March 4, 2022, in Salt Lake City. Some police statements made during internal investigations into shootings and other high-profile incidents will no longer be accessible to the public under a law that Cox plans to sign. SALT LAKE CITY — — Utah Gov.
Cox had for months engaged in behind-the-scenes negotiations to broker a compromise between LGBTQ advocates and social conservatives. He said on Friday that was stunned that lawmakers had amended a plan to create a first-of-its-kind commission of experts in Utah to make decisions on individual transgender student-athletes aiming to participate.
“What we’re talking about here is that the athletic capabilities of men or boys will regularly exceed the athletic capabilities of girls. No amount of debate can change the physical fact that boys are simply built than girls,” said Republican state Sen. Curt Bramble. The ban that ultimately passed retained the sections of the original proposal and designated the commission as a back-up, for a scenario in which courts prohibited Utah from enforcing a ban, like they have done in Idaho.
Youth sports have increasingly become a central policy issue in Republican-majority statehouses. Before 2020, no state had enacted a law pertaining to transgender kids participating in youth sports. Since, 11 states have since passed laws banning transgender girls from playing in leagues corresponding with their gender identity — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.The nature of the bans vary.
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