Kansas legislators have successfully passed a bill that bans transgender athletes in women's sports, despite Gov. Laura Kelly's veto. The bill will prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports from kindergarten through college. This latest push of several anti-trans bills has been introduced by Republican legislators in the state. Advocates of the bill claim that it is necessary to ensure fairness in sports, but LGBTQ activists have called it a dark day for the transgender community in Kansas. Lawmakers and LGBTQ rights advocates have said that the bill could further marginalize transgender youth by cutting off their access to extracurricular activities and by publicly shaming them. During the debate on the override attempt, Rep. Susan Ruiz pointed to two LGBTQ youth who died by suicide following the 2022 legislative session. Advocates for the bill cheered the newly enacted measure, while critics argue that it violates civil rights. Supporters of LGBTQ rights consider this a part of an onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills in various states. So far in 2023, lawmakers in 46 states have introduced over 650 anti-LGBTQ bills.