State will become first to enact such a ban, saying ‘push for kids to adopt transgenderism is just wrong’
Tate Reeves, the Republican governor of Mississippi, is set to sign a bill on Thursday that will ban transgender athletes from competing on girls or women’s sports teams.
Mississippi will become the first state this year to enact such a ban, after a federal court blocked a similar Idaho law last year. Mississippi’s Senate Bill 2536 is set to become law on 1 July, although a legal challenge is possible.
