The court’s decision involving laws from West Virginia and Idaho has implications for 25 other states with similar restrictions on transgender female athletes joining women’s sports teams.
The court’s decision involving laws from West Virginia and Idaho has implications for 25 other states with similar restrictions on transgender female athletes joining women’s sports teams.
AB Hernandez, a senior at Jurupa Valley High School, is considered a strong contender to win three events at the state championships on Friday and Saturday in Clovis, Calif.
Becky Pepper-Jackson, who sued to join her middle school’s girls’ cross-country team when she was 11, asserted that her state’s statute violates Title IX.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a case that could affect laws in 27 states that bar transgender athletes from joining girls’ and women’s sports teams.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a case that could affect laws in 27 states that bar transgender athletes from joining girls’ and women’s sports teams.
“I want to be able to play on the team with my friends, and that’s all I’ve wanted to do,” said Becky Pepper-Jackson, who is challenging the West Virginia law.
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