Supporters of the legislation thought the state’s pre-existing anti-trans sports ban didn’t go far enough
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The target of Kentucky’s newly enacted law is Fischer Wells, a middle school field hockey player
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Amid the ongoing crisis, organizations like WHO and UNAIDS hope to provide a year’s supply of anti-retrovirals to HIV-positive Ukrainians
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