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Including young kids likely to sink Kansas trans sports ban

Kansas state Reps. Leo Delperdang, left, R-Wichita, confers with Rep. Joe Seiwert, R-Pretty Prairie, confer during a House debate on a bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing in female school sports, Friday, April 1, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. They both back the measure and it has enough support to pass the GOP-controlled Legislature. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas state Reps. Brandon Woodard, left, D-Lenexa; Stephanie Clayton, center, D-Overland Park, and House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, right, D-Wichita, confer during a debate on a bill barring transgender athletes from competing in female school sports, Friday, April 1, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. All three oppose the measure, but it has enough support in the Republican-controlled Legislature to pass. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins, left, R-Wichita, confers with Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, D-Wichita, during a debate on a bill barring transgender athletes from competing in female school sports, Friday, April 1, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Conservative Republicans had enough votes in the GOP-controlled Legislature to pass the measure but not enough to override a potential veto from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas state Rep. Heather Meyer, D-Overland Park, speaks about her 12-year-old transgender son and their best friend during a House debate, Friday, April 1, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Meyer opposes a bill that would ban transgender athletes from female school sports and told her colleagues, "This is just wrong." (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas state Rep. Barbara Wasinger, R-Hays, follows a debate in the House on a bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing in female school sports, Friday, April 1, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Wasinger supports the bill and says it will preserve fair competition and protect opportunities for "biological" girls to play sports and win scholarships. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Including young kids likely to sink Kansas trans sports ban