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State Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis, speaks to people gathered to protest against HB1041, a bill to ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity, during a rally at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. Ford and representatives from the Human Rights Campaign called out Republican lawmakers on Tuesday for partnering on the bill with the Alliance Defending Freedom, a nonprofit legal organization that supports conservative Christian causes. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)