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There are a tiny number of transgender high school students, and an even tinier number interested in playing sports, the Associated Press reached out to two dozen state lawmakers sponsoring such measures around the country and couldn't find a single example of an actual transgender high school student that inspired such a ban. For example, the Tennessee House Speaker, Cameron Sexton conceded there may not actually be transgender students now participating in middle and high school sports, and that the bill was a priority so the state could be seen taking a stand.