LIVE: Trans athlete bans reviewed by Supreme Court in landmark case
LIVE: The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the most significant LGBTQ+ rights case of the 2026 term: West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox.
Today, the conservative-led Court will determine whether states have the constitutional right to bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports. While lower courts initially blocked these bans in Idaho and West Virginia, the states argue that biological differences are “critical to athletic fairness” and that Title IX was designed to protect opportunities specifically for biological females.
Lawyers for the athletes, including the ACLU and Lambda Legal, argue that these bans are a form of sex discrimination that harms trans youth and invites intrusive medical “verification” procedures for all girls.
Read more here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/33220003/trump-sports-women-ban-transgender/
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