Jennifer Smith: It doesn’t protect girls to ban transgender females from sports

HB302 ignores the science of gender determination

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan.

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