Transgender sports ban veto likely to be overridden in Utah


              Lawmakers listen as parents speak about the prospect of their children competing against transgender girls in school sports at the Utah State Capitol on Friday, March 25, 2022, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lawmakers convened to override Gov. Spencer Cox, who vetoed their proposed ban. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
            
              Demonstrators opposed to transgender girls participating in youth sports gathered with Republican lawmakers on the steps of the Utah State Capitol on Friday, March 25, 2022, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lawmakers convened to override Gov. Spencer Cox, who vetoed their proposed ban. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
            
              State Rep. Kera Birkeland, a Republican high school basketball coach who led Utah's efforts to ban transgender girls from youth sports, addresses a crowd of supporters on the steps of the Utah State Capitol on Friday, March 25, 2022, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lawmakers convened to override Gov. Spencer Cox, who vetoed their proposed ban. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
            
              Peoples attend a rally to support transgender youths outside of the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Thursday, March 24, 2022. Utah's Republican lawmakers were preparing for a Friday push to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams, a move that comes amid a brewing nationwide culture war over transgender issues. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)
            
              Ariel Peters holds an equality sign during a rally to support transgender youths outside of the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Thursday, March 24, 2022. Utah's Republican lawmakers were preparing for a Friday push to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams, a move that comes amid a brewing nationwide culture war over transgender issues. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)
            
              Anika Bateman holds a "You belong here" sign during a rally to support transgender youths outside of the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Thursday, March 24, 2022. Utah's Republican lawmakers were preparing for a Friday push to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams, a move that comes amid a brewing nationwide culture war over transgender issues. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)
            
              FILE - A proposed ban on transgender athletes playing female school sports in Utah would affect transgender girls like this 12-year-old swimmer seen at a pool in Utah on Feb. 22, 2021. She and her family spoke with The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to avoid outing her publicly. She cried when she heard about the proposal that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams in public high schools, which would separate her from her friends. Republican governors of two states this week vetoed the legislation to ban transgender players from girls' sports, but their decisions to buck the party's conservative wing could prove short-lived against a fired-up GOP base. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
            
              FILE - Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during an interview at the Utah State Capitol, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Salt Lake City. Cox vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, becoming the second Republican governor to overrule state lawmakers who have taken on youth sports in a broader culture war over how Americans view gender and sexuality. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer ,File)
Transgender sports ban veto likely to be overridden in Utah