Two Republican governors in the United States have vetoed legislation prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in girls’ school sports, as the subject becomes increasingly divisive within the party. The governors of Indiana and Utah disagreed with their own party’s lawmakers, claiming that the measure was unnecessary. “The policy presupposition… is that there is an existing problem… in Indiana that necessitates additional state government action,” said Indiana’s Republican governor, Eric Holcomb, on Monday. “It implies that the goals of consistency and fairness in competitive female…