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Top legislative Republicans hire attorney to defend law banning transgender girls from playing girls’ sports

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//May 2, 2023//

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Top legislative Republicans hire attorney to defend law banning transgender girls from playing girls’ sports

Top legislative Republicans hire attorney to defend law banning transgender girls from playing girls’ sports

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//May 2, 2023//

A 12-year-old transgender swimmer waits by a pool on Feb. 22, 2021, in Utah. In Arizona, top legislative Republicans have hired an out-of-state attorney — at...

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