What SCOTUS Didn’t Say About Transgender Athletes, and What the Ruling Means for Schools and Students
The ruling leaves more than 20 states’ bans in place and lets states without bans keep inclusive policies, while ballot fights continue in Colorado and Washington.
- The Supreme Court ruled in June that states can restrict transgender women and girls from participating in womens and girls sports, leaving existing bans in place while allowing other states to maintain more inclusive policies.
- Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, who authored the 2019 Bostock decision protecting transgender employees, wrote that Title IX allows sex-separated sports, distinguishing it from Title VII; 27 states have already enacted laws restricting transgender girls from school and college sports.
- Athlete perspectives diverge: Golden State Valkyries' Gabby Williams said last week, "I would welcome a trans athlete on my team," while transgender athlete Soju Hokari stated everyone involved in sports has "an obligation to make sure we're making space for trans athletes to thrive."
- Voters in Colorado and Washington will decide whether to adopt bans through ballot measures, as advocates and opponents expect the legislative fight to continue in states across the country.
- The Supreme Court remained silent on protections for transgender students, leaving the legal definition of sex ambiguous; LGBTQ advocates like Shawn Meerkamper, managing attorney at the Transgender Law Center, emphasize they will continue pursuing rights through public opinion and litigation.
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As With Many Other Issues, Americans Out of Step With Science on Trans Athletes
Most Americans are uncomfortable with two things: transgender athletes and science. According to polling data shared this week by the Pew Research Center in light of the current debate around the WNBA, a majority of Americans (73%) say that they are uncomfortable with the idea of trans athletes playing on sports teams that do not match their gender as assigned at birth. A smaller majority (66%) say they would support a law or policy that legally…
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Judge Largely Rejects Minnesota Bid to Block Trump Admin Title IX Rules on Transgender Students
A federal judge on Monday largely dismissed Minnesota’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s interpretation of Title IX, the 1972 law that bars sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities. U.S. District Chief Judge Eric Tostrud of the District of Minnesota ruled that most of the state’s claims fell short. Minnesota had argued that the administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the 10th Ame…
What SCOTUS didn’t say about transgender athletes, and what the ruling means for schools and students
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 30 decision on transgender sports participation in some ways simply upheld the status quo. States that prohibit transgender athletes from playing on teams that match their gender identity can keep doing so — there’s no constitutional problem, the court’s conservative majority found. But states without such bans can maintain more inclusive policies. Nothing in the ruling requires that states keep transgender athletes…
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