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Sen. Daniel Thatcher stood up for trans kids, even though it may end his political career, Robert Gehrke writes

“If I lose my race, I lose my race standing for what I believe in,” the senator declared in a remarkable display of political courage.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City, speaks 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.