
Kentucky lawmakers override governor's veto to enact anti-trans sports ban
CNN
Transgender women and girls in Kentucky will no longer be allowed to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender at public and private schools in the state after lawmakers on Wednesday overrode a veto from their Democratic governor to enact the restrictive measure.
Gov. Andy Beshear had vetoed Senate Bill 83, titled the Fairness in Womens' Sports Act, last week, saying at the time that it "most likely violates" the US Constitution and that there was no need for such a ban in the commonwealth.
But on Wednesday, Kentucky's GOP-controlled legislature voted overwhelmingly along party lines to bypass the governor and enact the ban.

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