(Salt Lake City, UT) – The ACLU is warning the Utah Legislature they will face a lengthy court battle if members reinstate the controversial ban on transgender athletes in school sports. Lawmakers are planning to potentially override a decision from Governor Spencer Cox to veto HB 11 tomorrow. ACLU representatives […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican governor vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday. The move was aimed at protecting vulnerable kids during a wave of similar legislation in nearly a dozen conservative-leaning states. The ban’s supporters announced they planned to convene lawmakers to try […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Governor Spencer Cox will veto a bill passed by the Legislature that would ban transgender kids from participating in organized school sports. During his monthly press conference, Cox explained that he was pushing for a compromise bill during the general session until that plan was […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A state lawmaker is trying to persuade Governor Cox to sign a bill banning transgender athletes from youth sports. State Senator Dan McKay met with the governor yesterday to lay out his position on House Bill 11. The bill originally proposed a commission that would […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams says Governor Cox should not follow through on his promise to veto a transgender youth sports ban passed by the legislature. During a forum yesterday in Salt Lake City, Adams said he expects the ban to be blocked once […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says he’ll veto a ban on transgender girls in youth sports. The Legislature had passed legislation late Friday night that said transgender girls wouldn’t be able to compete in sports on teams that correspond with their gender identity. Without the governor’s support, Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The sponsor of a Utah proposal to create a commission to make eligibility decisions about transgender kids in youth sports is removing controversial provisions that list body measurements as criteria to be considered. Republican Rep. Kera Birkeland said Wednesday that she planned to remove the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are considering changes to a youth transgender sports bill that’s currently awaiting a vote in the state Senate. Governor Spencer Cox met with lawmakers and representatives of Equality Utah Wednesday after House Bill 11 was passed by a Senate committee. The bill seeks […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would try to establish new policies on competition by transgender athletes is advancing in the state Senate. House Bill 11 will go to the Senate floor after a 4-3 vote in committee yesterday. The bill by state Representative Kera Birkland would establish […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would form a commission to determine if transgender students can play school sports has passed the Utah House. The commission would be appointed by lawmakers and would need a doctor, a university-level athletic trainer, a coach, and a sports physiologist. There are […]
