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Top GOP lawmakers argue medical condition entitles state to prohibit transgender girls from playing girls’ sports

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//July 25, 2023//

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Top GOP lawmakers argue medical condition entitles state to prohibit transgender girls from playing girls’ sports

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Top GOP lawmakers argue medical condition entitles state to prohibit transgender girls from playing girls’ sports

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//July 25, 2023//

The state’s top Republican lawmakers contend that it is a medical condition and not a discriminatory state law that entitles Arizona to bar transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports....

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