{"id":1360958,"date":"2022-03-06T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T15:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1360958"},"modified":"2022-03-06T10:54:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T15:54:02","slug":"utahs-republican-governor-vows-to-veto-trans-sports-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utahs-republican-governor-vows-to-veto-trans-sports-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah&#039;s Republican (?) Governor Vows to Veto Trans Sports Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futahs-republican-governor-vows-to-veto-trans-sports-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1360958&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The Republican governor of Utah has pledged to veto a bill requiring athletes to compete in sports according to their birth gender.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Spencer Cox says he will veto a transgender sports ban passed by the state legislature on Friday. Without Cox\u2019s signature, the law protecting female athletes from having to compete against males identifying as females will likely fail.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The governor specifically addressed trans athletes whom he feels have been unfairly thrust into the middle of a contentious political debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want them to know that it\u2019s gonna be okay. We\u2019re gonna work through this,\u201d Cox said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-of-penn-university-and-transgender-picture-id1238632130?k=20&#038;m=1238632130&#038;s=612x612&#038;w=0&#038;h=-qJd8UmqQ7fO64SBY0nHkaH0DCpBeDrr8VeLjVqrUHM=\" alt=\"Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas of Penn University and transgender swimmer Iszac Henig of Yale pose with their medals after placing first and second...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas (2nd L) of Penn University and transgender swimmer Iszac Henig (L) of Yale pose with their medals at the 2022 Ivy League Women\u2019s Swimming &#038; Diving Championships at Harvard University. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The governor\u2019s planned veto comes after months of tense, behind-the-scenes negotiations between lawmakers and activists as they attempted to craft legislation that would give schools a framework for dealing with athletes who identify as members of the opposite sex.<\/p>\n<p>Cox was aware of and involved with the negotiations throughout the process. When the talks between social conservatives and transgender activists began, the aim was to create a state commission or panel that would look at issues of transgender sports involvement on a case-by-case basis, according to the Associated Press. However, when the legislature passed a law on Friday that included an amendment banning males identifying as females from girls\u2019 sports, the governor announced he would veto the measure.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers representing social conservatives defended the amendment by saying the rule would ensure fairness protect the safety of female athletes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-57 Component-p-0-2-48\">\u201cBoys can run faster, they can jump higher, and they can throw farther than girls in the same age bracket,\u201d said Republican State Sen. Curt Bramble.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-57 Component-p-0-2-48\">\u201cTo have individuals that are born male compete against naturally born females, it\u2019s an unfair playing field,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The sheer domination in this race (and significant progress in rankings) highlights the physical advantages biological men have when competing directly against biological women. Everyone has a place in sport, but this level of unfairness to be allowed is mind-boggling  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KQhrOzRAHm\">https:\/\/t.co\/KQhrOzRAHm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ytlTpaXdtL\">pic.twitter.com\/ytlTpaXdtL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Danielle (Nolli) Waterman (@nolli15) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nolli15\/status\/1494970519397048328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-57 Component-p-0-2-48\">Lawmakers in Utah had gravitated towards the idea of a commission to handle cases of transgender participation in sports, at least in part, due to a belief that the courts would ultimately block Utah from passing a trans sports ban as they had done in Idaho. The bill passed on Friday that outright bans trans participation did contain a provision that allowed the commission to be set up if the courts blocked the state from implementing a trans sports ban.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-57 Component-p-0-2-48\">As the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sports-gender-identity-utah-youth-sports-20cbbe668532d686e2b3c0a1ff46c807\">reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-57 Component-p-0-2-48\">Equality Utah, an LGBTQ rights group opposed to state intervention in youth sports, said they were blindsided by the passage of the legislation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-57 Component-p-0-2-48\">\u2018We have failed our state\u2019s transgender children, who just want to be treated with kindness and respect,\u2019 the group said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-57 Component-p-0-2-48\">Though \u201cblindsided\u201d by the passage of legislation banning trans athletes from girls\u2019 sports, trans activists weren\u2019t pleased with the law\u2019s original intent of setting up a commission either due to fears that transgender athletes would feel unfairly targeted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-57 Component-p-0-2-48\">Eleven other states have recently passed laws banning males identifying as females from girls\u2019 sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican governor of Utah has pledged to veto a bill requiring athletes to compete in sports according to their birth gender. 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