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Joel Briscoe: The troubling appointment to Utah’s transgender sports eligibility commission

It’s disheartening to see what was initially an opportunity for trans youth to have their voices heard by a panel of experts taking a step backward.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Onlookers fill the gallery of the House Chamber as the Utah Legislature voted to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of HB11, which bars transgender girls from participating in school sports matching their gender identities, in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 25, 2022.