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Iowa governor signs restrictive transgender sports bill

Published March 3, 2022 2:17 PM

By DAVID PITT
Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that prohibits transgender females from participating in girls high school sports and women’s college athletics, rejecting opponents’ argument that she would harm vulnerable children to solve a nonexistent problem. Republican leaders made the bill signed Thursday by the governor effective immediately, which means transgender female students playing on girls or women’s teams may be forced to quit. It wasn’t immediately clear how many students it would affect. Iowa will join 10 other GOP-run states with such laws. Some have faced court challenges alleging violations of constitutional rights and federal nondiscrimination laws.

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