Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, a Republican, said he found 'no evidence to support' the claim that transgender participation in girls' sports affected 'fairness.'
Indiana's Republican governor has vetoed a bill to ban transgender student athletes from participating in girls' sports, arguing that no threat to the"fairness" of sports had been established.
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, a Republican, vetoed a bill that would have banned transgender girls from participating in K-12 school sports on Monday. Holcomb is pictured during a meeting in East Chicago, Indiana, on April 19, 2017.addressed to Republican Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, Holcomb argued that a"thorough review" had revealed a lack of evidence that girls' sports had a fairness problem that the government needed to address.
Holcomb expressed concerns that the bill could face legal challenges. He also pointed out that no transgender girls had completed a process required by the Indiana High School Athletic Association , which allows transgender students to participate in sports if they follow guidelines that include living in the gender they identify as for at least a year.
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