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The Supreme Court has agreed to review cases from West Virginia and Idaho challenging bans on transgender athletes participating in sports teams that match their gender identity, amid ongoing debates and legal battles over transgender rights and equality in school sports.
The US Supreme Court will review cases from Idaho and West Virginia challenging laws that ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports, a decision that could influence similar laws nationwide and impact transgender rights in sports.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear cases from West Virginia and Idaho challenging state laws that ban transgender students from participating in girls' and women's sports, with decisions expected by June 2026. The cases involve transgender students Becky Pepper-Jackson and Lindsay Hecox, who have received legal protections allowing them to compete while legal battles continue. The rulings will address whether such bans violate the 14th Amendment and Title IX, amid ongoing national debates over transgender rights and sports participation.
More than 20 Republican-led states have passed laws regulating the lives of transgender children and adolescents since the start of 2021. This includes restrictions on gender-affirming medical care, bathroom access, and sports participation for transgender youth. This year alone, 16 states have enacted bans or significant new restrictions on some or all gender-affirming care for minors, most ending the use of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers. Bills barring young transgender people from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity have also been passed in more than 20 states. Critics say these laws infringe on the rights of adolescents and parents, legislate decisions that should be left to doctors and families, and will have mental health ramifications for trans teens.
WNBA star Brittney Griner has expressed her opposition to banning transgender athletes from women's sports, calling it a "crime." Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines, who has been an advocate for the bans, criticized Griner's stance on Twitter. Gaines has also previously called out women's soccer player Megan Rapinoe for opposing the bans.