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Transgender athlete fight stirs as legislative and court challenges mount

Transgender athlete fight stirs as legislative and court challenges mount

The legal fight over the participation of transgender athletes, in the United States and globally, is heating up after Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, in recent days, vetoed a state bill that would bar transgender girls from playing in high-school sports.

Similar laws were also vetoed in recent weeks in Utah and Indiana, whilst the Governors of Kansas, Louisiana and North Dakota all overrode their states' bills last year.

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