Kansas has become the latest US state to enact a measure banning transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports from kindergarten through college. With a Republican supermajority, the legislature broke through Gov. Laura Kelly's third veto of the bill in three years, joining 19 other states with similar measures. HB 2238 restricts trans women and girls -- but not trans men and boys -- from participating in sports. Critics of the bill claim it will be discriminatory and create heightened scrutiny for trans and gender-nonconforming girls and women. Further, it will lead the state into murky waters in terms of how institutions handle enforcement. The law will further marginalize transgender youth by cutting off their access to extracurricular activities and by publicly shaming them. Lawmakers and LGBTQ rights advocates have said that the bill will further marginalize transgender youth. Supporters of the legislation say it is necessary to ensure fairness to female athletes across the state. The passing of the bill makes Kansas, where lawmakers also passed a 'bathroom bill' the previous day, the latest state to enact anti-transgender legislation.