At least 20 states now ban trans athletes from joining sports that align with their gender, after Kansas lawmakers voted to override the governor’s veto of legislation banning the participation of transgender women and girls from school sports, joining a wave of discriminatory legislation across the US targeting LGBT+ Americans.
On 5 April, for the third time in as many years, the state’s Republican-controlled legislature broke through Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of the bill, which bans trans girls and women from sports in kindergarten through college. It goes into effect on 1 July unless blocked by a judge.
