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FILE - Protesters of Kentucky Senate Bill SB150, known as the Transgender Health Bill, cheer on speakers during a rally on the lawn of the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

FILE - Protesters of Kentucky Senate Bill SB150, known as the Transgender Health Bill, cheer on speakers during a rally on the lawn of the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

FILE - Students carrying pride and transgender flags leave Great Oak High School in Temecula, Calif., Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, after walking out of the school in protest of the Temecula school district policy requiring parents to be notified if their child identifies as transgender. (Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

FILE - Students carrying pride and transgender flags leave Great Oak High School in Temecula, Calif., Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, after walking out of the school in protest of the Temecula school district policy requiring parents to be notified if their child identifies as transgender. (Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

FILE - A referee raises the arm of Mack Beggs of Euless Trinity after he defeated Chelsea Sanchez of Morton Ranch to defend the Class 6A girls 110-pound title during the UIL State Wrestling Championships at the Berry Center in Cypress, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. Texas limits transgender athletes to teams conforming with the gender on their birth certificate. That law came under criticism in 2017 and 2018, when transgender male Beggs won state titles in girls' wrestling competitions after he was told he could not compete as a boy. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)

FILE - A referee raises the arm of Mack Beggs of Euless Trinity after he defeated Chelsea Sanchez of Morton Ranch to defend the Class 6A girls 110-pound title during the UIL State Wrestling Championships at the Berry Center in Cypress, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. Texas limits transgender athletes to teams conforming with the gender on their birth certificate. That law came under criticism in 2017 and 2018, when transgender male Beggs won state titles in girls' wrestling competitions after he was told he could not compete as a boy. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)

FILE - Jessie McGrath walks out of the women's bathroom at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. McGrath said when she was testifying against LB575, "I actually used it (the women's restroom) with a number of you senators today, and I don't think that the world has come to an end, has it?" (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

FILE - Jessie McGrath walks out of the women's bathroom at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. McGrath said when she was testifying against LB575, "I actually used it (the women's restroom) with a number of you senators today, and I don't think that the world has come to an end, has it?" (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

FILE - From third left, former collegiate swimmers Kaitlynn Wheeler, Riley Gaines, and Grace Countie prepare to testify in opposition to transgender athletes in women's sports in front of the state senate's Special Committee on Protecting Women's Sports at the Capitol in Atlanta, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

FILE - From third left, former collegiate swimmers Kaitlynn Wheeler, Riley Gaines, and Grace Countie prepare to testify in opposition to transgender athletes in women's sports in front of the state senate's Special Committee on Protecting Women's Sports at the Capitol in Atlanta, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

FILE - Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, waits for results after swimming the women's 200 freestyle final at the NCAA swimming and diving championships Friday, March 18, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

FILE - Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, waits for results after swimming the women's 200 freestyle final at the NCAA swimming and diving championships Friday, March 18, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

FILE - Transgender state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, stands on the steps of the Montana State Capitol during a rally, in Helena, Mont., Monday, April 24, 2023. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)

FILE - Transgender state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, stands on the steps of the Montana State Capitol during a rally, in Helena, Mont., Monday, April 24, 2023. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)

FILE - Mac Gordon Frith, 6, left, who is here supporting his sibling, Caleta Frith, 9, right, who is non-binary, plays with a hula hoop during a rally on the Transgender Day of Visibility, Friday, March 31, 2023, by the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE - Mac Gordon Frith, 6, left, who is here supporting his sibling, Caleta Frith, 9, right, who is non-binary, plays with a hula hoop during a rally on the Transgender Day of Visibility, Friday, March 31, 2023, by the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE - Tree Crane, 17, stands for a portrait following a rally where hundreds gathered in support of transgender youth at the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - Tree Crane, 17, stands for a portrait following a rally where hundreds gathered in support of transgender youth at the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - Paxton Enstad, left, speaks during a news conference about a lawsuit filed over refusal by an insurance plan to cover his gender-reassignment surgery, accompanied by his parents, Cheryl and Mark Enstad, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

FILE - Paxton Enstad, left, speaks during a news conference about a lawsuit filed over refusal by an insurance plan to cover his gender-reassignment surgery, accompanied by his parents, Cheryl and Mark Enstad, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

FILE - People attend a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility, Friday, March 31, 2023, by the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE - People attend a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility, Friday, March 31, 2023, by the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE - Christine Zuba, who came out as a transgender woman at age 58, stands for a portrait at her home in Blackwood, N.J., on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)

FILE - Christine Zuba, who came out as a transgender woman at age 58, stands for a portrait at her home in Blackwood, N.J., on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)

FILE - Sarah McBride, Democratic candidate for Delaware's at-large congressional district, greets people at the Immanuel Highlands Episcopal Church on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. She became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File)

FILE - Sarah McBride, Democratic candidate for Delaware's at-large congressional district, greets people at the Immanuel Highlands Episcopal Church on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. She became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File)

FILE - Jessie McGrath, center with hat, a transgender woman and a former Republican, cheers as she attends the Democratic National Convention as a delegate in Chicago, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

FILE - Jessie McGrath, center with hat, a transgender woman and a former Republican, cheers as she attends the Democratic National Convention as a delegate in Chicago, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

FILE - This 2022 photo shows a self-portrait of Maxwell Kuzma, a transgender man working as a film editor and writer living outside of Columbus in rural Ohio. (Maxwell Kuzma via AP, File)

FILE - This 2022 photo shows a self-portrait of Maxwell Kuzma, a transgender man working as a film editor and writer living outside of Columbus in rural Ohio. (Maxwell Kuzma via AP, File)

FILE - Ashton Colby looks out the window of his meditation corner in his apartment in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced proposals in January that transgender advocates say could block access to gender-affirming care provided by independent clinics and general practitioners, leaving thousands of adults scrambling for treatment and facing health risks. Colby, 31, fears the clinic where he gets the testosterone he has taken since age 19 would no longer offer it. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

FILE - Ashton Colby looks out the window of his meditation corner in his apartment in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced proposals in January that transgender advocates say could block access to gender-affirming care provided by independent clinics and general practitioners, leaving thousands of adults scrambling for treatment and facing health risks. Colby, 31, fears the clinic where he gets the testosterone he has taken since age 19 would no longer offer it. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

FILE - A protester outside the Kansas Statehouse holds a sign after a rally for transgender rights on the Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, 2023, in Topeka, Kan. Kansas will no longer change transgender people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, citing a new law that prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

FILE - A protester outside the Kansas Statehouse holds a sign after a rally for transgender rights on the Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, 2023, in Topeka, Kan. Kansas will no longer change transgender people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, citing a new law that prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

FILE - Coy Mathis, left, plays with her sister Auri, at their home in Fountain, Colo., on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Coy has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder. Biologically, Coy, 6, is a boy, but to her family members and the world, Coy is a transgender girl. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

FILE - Coy Mathis, left, plays with her sister Auri, at their home in Fountain, Colo., on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Coy has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder. Biologically, Coy, 6, is a boy, but to her family members and the world, Coy is a transgender girl. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

FILE - Kansas high school students, family members and advocates rally for transgender rights at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., on Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

FILE - Kansas high school students, family members and advocates rally for transgender rights at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., on Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

FILE - Libby Gonzales stands with her father, Frank Gonzales, as she joins other members of the transgender community during a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The group is opposing a "bathroom bill" that would require people to use public bathrooms and restrooms that correspond with the sex on their birth certificate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE - Libby Gonzales stands with her father, Frank Gonzales, as she joins other members of the transgender community during a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The group is opposing a "bathroom bill" that would require people to use public bathrooms and restrooms that correspond with the sex on their birth certificate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)