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Kentucky governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban

FILE - Republican state Sen. Robby Mills discusses a bill in Frankfort, Ky., on Jan. 8, 2020. Kentucky's Democratic governor on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college. Mills was the bill’s lead sponsor. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, File) FILE- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks while touring the FEMA State Disaster Recovery Center in Bowling Green, Ky., on Jan. 14, 2022. Beshear, on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college.(Grace Ramey/Daily News via AP, File) FILE - Fischer Wells, right, testifies against a bill would bar transgender girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity, on Feb. 10, 2022, in Frankfort, Ky. Wells' mom Jenifer Alonzo listens at left. Kentucky's Democratic governor on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college. (Scott Utterback/Courier Journal via AP, File)
Kentucky governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban